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Dupondius - Titus CONCORDIA AVGVSTI S C, Concordia
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 72 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse lettering | T CAESAR VESPASIAN IMP III PON TR POT II COS II (Translation: Titus Caesar, Vespasian, supreme commander (Imperator) for the third time, [high] priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul for the second time.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This dupondius belongs to a brief but significant series struck in the name of Titus as Caesar under Vespasian — a deliberate messaging exercise following the civil wars of 68–69 AD. The CONCORDIA AVGVSTI legend was not an abstract sentiment; it was a direct assertion that dynastic harmony had been restored after a year in which four men held the throne. Vespasian had come to power through war, and his court knew it.
RIC II.1 481 is among the rarer Titus-as-Caesar bronze issues from this joint-reign period, with production concentrated in a narrow window before Titus's own accession in 79 AD.