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Aureus - Titus TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 79 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | A radiate male statue, depicted standing atop a rostral column ornamented with ships' prows, holding a spear in the right hand and a parazonium (short military sword) in the left. The figure stands in a frontal pose with heroic bearing, the column base decorated with naval trophy motifs commemorating Roman maritime victories. The surrounding Latin legend is contained within a beaded border and encircles the central device. The composition is characteristic of Flavian imperial imagery celebrating military and civic triumph. |
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| Mint | Rome |
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Titus held the tribunician power for the ninth time and his fourteenth imperatorial acclamation simultaneously in 79 AD — the year Vesuvius buried Pompeii and Herculaneum in August. This particular titulature combination places the striking within a narrow window of that catastrophic year, during which Titus launched an unprecedented personal relief effort for the affected Campanian communities, financing reconstruction through imperial funds and appointing two ex-consuls to oversee recovery. The coin predates his father Vespasian's death in June, making it one of the last aurei struck for Titus as co-regent rather than sole emperor.