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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.212
People
Titus, Roman (r. 79-81 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Titus, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
80-81 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186263

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
24.24 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
COS VIII
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII
  • Reverse Inscription: S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC II.1 2, 168 p. 209

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.212
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Titus r.; around, IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII.
Rev.: Spes standing l. with flower; in field, S - C.

Exhibition History

  • Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008

Verification Level

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