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As - Titus PROVIDENT S C
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 77-78 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A rectangular sacrificial altar depicted in three-quarter perspective, its upper surface adorned with palmettes and volutes flanking a raised central slab. The front face of the altar features a double-panelled door divided into four decorative panels, each ornamented with figured relief motifs. The altar's architectural detailing conveys the Flavian taste for monumental religious imagery, referencing the Altar of Providentia. The legend PROVIDENT appears in the upper field, with the senatorial authority mark S C divided in the lower field to either side of the altar. |
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Struck under Vespasian in 77–78 AD but issued in the name of Titus as Caesar, this as belongs to a period when the Flavian dynasty was actively projecting dynastic continuity — Titus had held tribunician power since 71 AD and was being groomed as unambiguous successor. The PROVIDENT reverse type was a deliberate political signal, invoking the providentia of the ruling family rather than any specific policy event. RIC II.1 1272 is relatively scarce in the series, with few examples traceable to major collections.