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Dupondius - Titus PON MAX TR POT P P COS V CENS
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 74 |
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| Weight | 10.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Radiate head of Titus facing right, portrayed with characteristic Flavian physiognomy including a broad forehead and strong jaw. The radiate crown, distinguishing the dupondius from the as denomination, is rendered in the vigorous sculptural style typical of Vespasianic-era coinage. The circumferential Latin legend reads T CAESAR IMP PONT, proclaiming his titles as Caesar, Imperator, and Pontifex. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show heavy encrustation consistent with prolonged burial, though the portrait remains partially legible. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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This dupondius belongs to the brief window of 74 AD when Titus held the censorship alongside Vespasian — a constitutional oddity, since the censorship was traditionally a separate magistracy held by senior statesmen, not functioning co-rulers. Father and son exercised it jointly that year to push through a senatorial roll revision that quietly purged opponents and packed the body with Flavian loyalists.
RIC 763 is among the less frequently encountered of the Titus-as-Caesar orichalcum issues, the CENS titulature pinning it to a single censorial year.