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| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 73 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | ROMA S C (Translation: Roma. Senatus Consultum. Rome. Decree of the senate.) |
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Struck in 73 AD, this sestertius belongs to Titus's tenure as co-emperor under Vespasian — before his own sole reign began in 79 AD. The year is significant: Judaea had been subdued, Jerusalem razed, and the Flavian dynasty was aggressively broadcasting its military credentials through a sustained coinage programme tied to the triumph of 71 AD. The ROMA S C reverse type was part of that broader Flavian rehabilitation of traditional Roman imagery, deliberately invoking senatorial legitimacy at a moment when the dynasty's claim to power remained less than a generation old.