Sestertius - Titus S C

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year72
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight26.1 g
Dimensions31.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#431, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.431
Obverse descriptionHead of Titus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringT CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II
(Translation: Titus Caesar Vespasianus Imperator, Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum. Titus Caesar Vespasianus, supreme commander (Imperator), [high] priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time.)
Reverse descriptionTitus, laureate, standing in triumphal quadriga, horses prancing right, holding whip in right hand and reins in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS C
(Translation: Senatus Consultum. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (72)  - -
Catalog ID6848488780
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