Sestertius - Titus S C, Mars

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year77-78
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II.1#1250, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1250
Obverse descriptionHead of Titus, laureate, right; globe at point of neck.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringT CAES IMP AVG F PON TR P COS VI CENSOR
(Translation: Titus Caesar Imperator Augusti Filius, Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Sextum, Censor. Titus, Caesar, supreme commander (Imperator), son of the emperor (Augustus), [high] priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the sixth time, censor.)
Reverse descriptionMars advancing right, holding spear and trophy.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS C
(Translation: Senatus Consultum. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (77-78)  - -
Catalog ID3682122240
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