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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.154
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/196818

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
26.17 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
COS VIII
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: IMP T CAES VESP AVG PM TR P PP COS VIII
  • inscription: reverse: PAX AVGVST
    SC l. and r. low in field
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII
  • Reverse Inscription: PAX AVGVST S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC II.1 2, 154 p. 208

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.154
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.: Pax standing l. with branch and cornucopiae; around, PAX AVGVST; in field, S - C.

Verification Level

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