As - Titus IVDAEA CAPTA S C, Judaea

The IVDAEA CAPTA series was struck to commemorate Rome's suppression of the Jewish revolt and the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, a campaign Titus commanded under his father Vespasian. These coins functioned as deliberate imperial propaganda, circulated across the empire to broadcast the victory to populations who would never see the triumph held in Rome. This particular issue, struck in the names of Titus as Caesar rather than emperor, dates the production to before his accession in 79 AD.

The temple treasures looted from Jerusalem — including the Menorah — funded much of Rome's building program in this period, the Colosseum among them.