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Sestertius - Titus S C, Mars
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 73 |
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| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Titus facing right, depicted with short curly hair and wearing a paludamentum (military cloak) over the shoulder. The effigy is rendered in the vigorous Flavian portrait style, with strong facial features characteristic of the dynasty. The encircling Latin legend reads T CAES VESP IMP PON TR POT COS II CENS, disposed around the bust from lower left to lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | T CAES VESP IMP PON TR POT COS II CENS (Translation: Titus Caesar Vespasianus Imperator, Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum, Censor. Titus Caesar Vespasianus, supreme commander (Imperator), [high] priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time, censor.) |
| Reverse description | Mars, the god of war, depicted standing facing left in the center of the field, nude or semi-nude, helmeted, holding a spear in his right hand and a trophy or parazonium over his left shoulder. The figure is rendered in a classical contrapposto stance. The senatorial authorization mark S C (Senatus Consultum) is placed in two large letters flanking the figure in the left and right fields respectively, without any surrounding legend. |
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