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As - Titus VICTORIA NAVALIS S C, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 77-78 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC II.1#1275, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1275 |
| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Titus facing right, draped at the shoulder, with a globe positioned at the point of the neck. The effigy is rendered in a bold, high-relief style characteristic of Flavian imperial portraiture. A circular Latin legend runs along the full periphery of the flan. The portrait displays careful detail in the laurel wreath and facial features, reflecting the official imagery of Titus as heir to Vespasian. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The VICTORIA NAVALIS type commemorates Rome's naval campaigns in the Jewish War, particularly the sea operations that supported Vespasian and Titus during the siege of Jerusalem and the broader suppression of the Judean revolt ending in 70 AD. By the time this as was struck under Titus as Caesar, the victory was already years old — this is retrospective propaganda, not a fresh celebration. The Flavian dynasty leaned hard on the Judaean triumph as its founding legitimacy, and the naval victory type was one of several reverses kept in rotation to reinforce that narrative well into Vespasian's reign and beyond.