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Dupondius - Julia Titi VESTA S C, Vesta
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 80-81 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Reverse description | Vesta, the goddess of the sacred hearth, depicted seated to the left on a high-backed throne, rendered in draped attire. She holds a palladium — a small statuette of Pallas Athena — in her extended right hand, and a long vertical sceptre in her left. The senatorial authorisation is indicated by the letters S and C (Senatus Consultum) flanking the central figure in the field to left and right respectively. The legend VESTA appears in the exergue below the throne line. |
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| Mintage | ND (80-81) |
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Julia Titi was the daughter of Vespasian and niece of Domitian, though ancient sources — particularly Suetonius — accused Domitian of conducting an affair with her, a charge that has never been fully dismissed by modern historians. She died sometime around 91 AD, after which Domitian elevated her to divine status. This dupondius, struck under Titus between 80 and 81, predates her deification and represents her at the height of imperial favor during her father's and uncle's reigns.
RIC II.1 397 is among the scarcer types in Titus's bronze coinage for Julia.