Sestertius - Titus S C
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
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|---|---|
| Emperor |
Titus (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (79-81)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 80-81 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.7 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 250931 |
| References | RIC II.1# 165 Ian Carradice, Theodore Vern Buttrey, Jr.; 2007. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2.1. Vespasian – Domitian (AD 69–96) (Second revised edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Titus, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII
Unabridged legend: Imperator Titus Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Octavum.
Translation: Supereme commander Titus Caesar Vespasian, emperor, high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the eighth time.
Reverse
Fountain on plinth (Meta Sudans).
Script: Latin
Lettering: S C
Unabridged legend: Senatus Consultum.
Translation: Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Note this may be a modern cast forgery or tooled. The British Museum states: "The coin has been tooled, with this reverse design possibly created in modern times. Probably Spes reverse has been reworked into the Meta Sudans - the turn of her face to the left makes up half of the Janus head, and the stream of water follows the line of Spes' arm."
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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