Sestertius - Titus S C, Mars

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year79
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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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#63, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).tit.63
Obverse descriptionHead of Titus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP TITVS CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VII
(Translation: Imperator Titus Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Septimum. Supereme commander (Imperator) Titus Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the seventh time.)
Reverse descriptionMars advancing right, holding spear and trophy.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS C
(Translation: Senatus Consultum. Decree of the senate.)
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Mint
MintageND (79)  - -
Catalog ID9807516270
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