Aureus - Titus TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P, Rome

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year79
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight6.96 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#24, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).tit.24
Obverse descriptionHead of Titus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M
(Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator) Titus Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest)
Reverse descriptionSlow quadriga left, with round basket-like car, garlanded, in which are three corn-ears.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P
(Translation: Holder of tribunician power for the ninth time, Supreme commander (Imperator) for the 14th time, consul for the seventh time, father of the nation)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (79)  - -
Catalog ID6381979260
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