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Denarius - Titus S P Q R
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 73 |
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| Weight | 3.4 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the bold inscription S P Q R — Senatus Populusque Romanus — inscribed within a double beaded wreath of laurel, tied at the base with a ribbon or knot. The wreath, a symbol of Roman military and civic honour, occupies the entirety of the reverse field, leaving no exergual line or additional decorative elements. This austere, epigraphic reverse type is characteristic of Flavian-era denarii struck under Vespasian, emphasising senatorial legitimacy and Roman civic identity. |
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Struck in 73 AD while Titus held the tribunicia potestas alongside his father Vespasian, this denarius belongs to a period when Titus was being systematically elevated as heir — sharing consulships, commanding the Praetorian Guard, and appearing on imperial coinage as co-ruler in all but name. The SPQR reverse type was part of a deliberate program to anchor Flavian legitimacy in Republican constitutional language, less than four years after Vespasian seized power through civil war.
RIC II.1 519 is a Vespasian-era Titus issue from the Rome mint, produced just two years after the fall of Jerusalem.