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Cistophorus - Julia Titi VESTA, Vesta
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 82 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julia Titi facing right, her hair elaborately arranged with tresses bundled and piled high at the front and gathered into a small bun at the nape; a pellet is present below the bust truncation. The portrait reflects the refined Flavian court style characteristic of Domitianic-era coinage. The surrounding legend identifies her as Augusta and daughter of the deified Titus. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Julia Titi, daughter of Titus and niece of Domitian, died sometime around 91 AD — ancient sources, including Suetonius, accused Domitian of conducting an affair with her and of compelling her to undergo an abortion that killed her. This cistophorus, struck in 82 AD, postdates her father's death by only months and was almost certainly issued under Domitian's authority as a deliberate act of dynastic positioning, elevating Julia within the Flavian ideological program at precisely the moment he needed to consolidate his own legitimacy.
Cistophori were produced at western Anatolian mints — most likely Ephesus for this issue — and circulated primarily within the province of Asia rather than reaching Rome in quantity.