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Aureus - Titus TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 80 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Titus facing left, rendered in fine high relief with characteristic short, curly hair and a wreath of laurel. The bust is bare, truncated at the neck, and occupies the central field. A beaded border frames the design. The encircling legend reads IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, distributed around the obverse field in clear, well-spaced capital letters typical of Flavian imperial coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central type depicts a large curule chair (sella curulis) rendered in three-quarter perspective, surmounted by a laurel wreath placed on a decorated cushion or tablet above the seat. The chair's legs are of the characteristic crossed, curved form associated with Roman magisterial authority. The composition is contained within a beaded border, with the legend TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P distributed around the reverse field, recording Titus's ninth year of tribunician power, fifteenth imperatorial acclamation, eighth consulship, and his title of Pater Patriae. |
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| Reverse lettering | TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P (Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Nona, Imperator Quintum Decimum, Consul Octavum, Pater Patriae. Holder of tribunician power for the ninth time, Supreme commander (Imperator) for the 15th time, consul for the eighth time, father of the nation.) |
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