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Æ25 - Titus ΑΥΤΟ ΤΙΤΩ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΙ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ
| Issuer | Koinon of Crete (Cyrenaica and Crete) |
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| Year | 79-81 |
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| Weight | 11.03 g |
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| Reverse description | Laureate head of Titus facing right, presented in a compact provincial portrait style with short hair and a firm profile characteristic of Flavian imperial imagery. The surrounding Greek legend ΑΥΤΟ ΤΙΤΩ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΙ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ proclaims his title as Imperator, Caesar, and Augustus. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, consistent with hand-struck provincial bronzes of the period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΥΤΟ ΤΙΤΩ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΙ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ |
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The Koinon of Crete — the island's federal league of cities — struck coins in the names of emperors as a form of collective civic expression, distinct from any single polis issuing on its own authority. Titus reigned for only twenty-six months before dying in September 81 AD, reportedly of fever, making provincially issued bronzes from his sole reign a narrow production window. Vespasian's death in June 79 AD marks the hard opening boundary for this type.