Aureus - Titus TR POT VIII COS VII

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year79
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.1 g
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Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#1072, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1072
Obverse descriptionHead of Titus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringT CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS
(Translation: Titus Caesar Imperator Vespasianus. Titus, Caesar, supreme commander (Imperator), Vespasianus.)
Reverse descriptionSlow quadriga left, with basket-like car, in which are three corn-ears.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTR POT VIII COS VII
(Translation: Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Consul Septimum. holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, consul for the seventh time.)
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MintageND (79)  - -
Catalog ID1814019760
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