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Dupondius - Domitian VIRTVTI AVGVSTI S C, Virtus

Issuer Roman Imperial Mint
Year 85
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Composition Bronze
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Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI CENS POT P P
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus Germanicus, Consul Undecimum, Censoria Potestate, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Domitian, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Germans, consul for the eleventh time, holder of censorial power, father of the nation.)
Reverse description The personification of Virtus, goddess of military courage and virtue, depicted standing facing right with the right foot resting upon a helmet, evoking the subjugation of enemies. She holds a spear in her right hand and a parazonium — the short sword symbolic of military authority — in her left. The figure is rendered in classical style with flowing drapery, conveying martial dignity. The senatorial legend S C (Senatus Consultum) appears prominently in the field, flanking the deity, affirming senatorial authorization of this bronze coinage.
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