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As - Claudius IMP T VESP AVG RES S C, Minerva
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 80-81 |
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| Value | As = 1⁄16 Denarius |
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| Reverse description | Minerva, helmeted and draped, strides vigorously to the right in a martial pose, her right arm raised and brandishing a spear overarm, her left arm extended forward bearing a large round shield. The figure is rendered in a dynamic, energetic style characteristic of Flavian bronze coinage. The field carries the abbreviated legend identifying the issuing authority and the restitution mandate. The letters S C (Senatus Consultum) appear prominently, affirming senatorial authorization for this aes denomination. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This as belongs to the brief reign of Titus — son of Vespasian, conqueror of Jerusalem — who ruled just over two years before dying in 81 AD under circumstances suspicious enough that ancient sources quietly implicated his brother Domitian. The obverse legend referencing his father's deification (DIVI VESP F, in various forms across the series) reflects Titus's careful cultivation of Flavian dynastic legitimacy. The RES S C issues are restorations, struck under Titus to revive Claudian types, a deliberate act of political memory connecting the new dynasty to the Julio-Claudian line it had replaced.