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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.175
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/196476

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
26.33 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
COS VIII
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: [IMP T C]AES VESP AVG PM TR P PP [C]OS VII[I]
  • inscription: reverse: FELICIT[AS PVB]LICA
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII
  • Reverse Inscription: FELICIT PVBLICA S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC II.1 2, 144 var. p. 208

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.175
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Titus l.; around, IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII.
Rev.: Felicitas standing l., with scepter and cornucopiae; around, FELICIT [PVB]LICA; in field, S - C.

Verification Level

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