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Sestertius - Titus S C, Mars
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 72 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The god Mars depicted in a dynamic striding pose, advancing to the right, rendered as a nearly nude athletic male figure wearing a crested helmet. He carries a spear in his right hand and bears a military trophy over his left shoulder, the trophy consisting of captured arms and armour. The senatorial authorisation monogram S C (Senatus Consultum) is placed in the left and right fields flanking the figure. The composition fills the reverse field with vigorous movement, reflecting the martial ideology of the Flavian dynasty. |
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This sestertius was struck in 72 AD when Titus held tribunician power under Vespasian, placing it squarely within the early Flavian consolidation following the civil wars of 69 AD. The Flavian mints significantly restructured bronze production after the chaos of the Year of the Four Emperors had left coinage supply erratic and public confidence in the currency shaken. RIC II.1 478 is attributed to Titus as Caesar, not yet emperor — a distinction that narrows the window of issue considerably.