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Dupondius - Domitian CONCORDIA AVG S C, Concordia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 80-81 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Concordia seated left on a throne, draped, holding a patera in her extended right hand and a double cornucopia in her left arm. A small altar is positioned at her feet to the left. The legend CONCORDIA AVG arcs around the upper field, while the senatorial authorization mark S C (Senatus Consultum) appears prominently in the lower exergual area beneath the figure. The reverse type evokes dynastic harmony within the Flavian house, a recurring theme of the early Domitianic coinage. |
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This dupondius belongs to the coinage struck in the name of Titus, with Domitian holding the title of Caesar — a period of calculated visibility for the younger brother who had spent years in Titus's shadow. The CONCORDIA legend was a deliberate political signal: relations between the two had been openly strained, and the mint's use of Concordia on Domitian's issues under Titus likely served the dynasty's interest in projecting fraternal harmony that contemporaries, including Suetonius, doubted existed.
Titus died in September 81 after a reign of just over two years, cutting this issue's production window short.