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As - Drusus Caesar IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII RESTITVIT
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 80-81 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the large senatorial authorisation monogram SC (Senatus Consulto) prominently in the central field, rendered in bold raised letters, as was conventional for Roman bronze coinage of the Imperial period. Encircling the SC device is a continuous Latin legend reading IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII RESTITVIT, attributing the restitution of this as to Titus in his capacity as emperor, pontifex maximus, holder of tribunician power, pater patriae, and consul for the eighth time. The legend is distributed around the full circumference of the coin, with no exergual line. The flan exhibits the characteristic irregular shape of hammered coinage and retains a deep green patina consistent with prolonged burial. This type belongs to the series of restored coins (restitutiones) issued by Titus in AD 80-81 honoring earlier Julio-Claudian princes. |
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This as belongs to Titus's restoration series — a deliberate program in which the emperor reissued coins of earlier, respected rulers under his own name. The prototype honored here is Drusus Caesar, son of Tiberius, who died in 23 AD under circumstances ancient sources considered suspicious; Tacitus implies poisoning at the hands of Sejanus. Titus's restitution coinage was almost certainly a political statement, aligning his reign with the more respectable Julio-Claudian memory while distancing it from Domitian's looming shadow.
The series was struck late in Titus's short reign, likely 80–81 AD, the same years Rome was still reeling from the Vesuvius eruption and a catastrophic fire in the city.