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Dupondius - Julia Titi CERES AVGVST S C, Ceres
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 80-81 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julia Titi facing right, her hair arranged in the distinctive Flavian style with an elaborate tiered structure bundled high above the forehead and gathered into a bun at the nape of the neck. The portrait is rendered in a naturalistic Flavian artistic tradition, capturing the refined facial features characteristic of imperial female portraiture of the Domitianic period. The encircling legend is divided around the bust field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Julia Titi, daughter of Vespasian and favorite of her brother Domitian, died in 91 AD under circumstances ancient sources treated with barely concealed suspicion — Suetonius alleges Domitian himself caused her death through a forced abortion. This dupondius predates that scandal, struck while she held the title Augusta during Titus's reign, one of very few occasions a daughter rather than wife received such an honor from a sitting emperor.
Her coinage is scarce relative to imperial women of comparable status, a consequence of Titus's short two-year reign.