Sestertius - Titus ROMA S C, Roma and Victory

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.