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Sestertius - Titus VICTORIA AVGVSTA S C, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 73 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Victory personified standing to the right, her left foot resting upon a helmet, leaning forward to inscribe a shield that is affixed to a palm tree beside her. The palm tree, a symbol of triumph over Judaea, anchors the composition on the right side of the field. The figure of Victory is rendered in flowing robes with wings spread, exemplifying the Flavian commemorative iconography celebrating the conquest of Jerusalem in AD 70. The senatorial authorization mark S C (Senatus Consulto) appears in the field, flanking the central design, with the legend VICTORIA AVGVSTA distributed around the periphery. |
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This sestertius dates to 73 AD, when Titus held the tribunician power jointly with his father Vespasian following the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. The Victory type was politically loaded at this moment — the Flavian dynasty had built its entire legitimacy on the Jewish War, and the VICTORIA AVGVSTA legend was a deliberate assertion of that founding military achievement still fresh in public memory.
RIC II.1 #566 is a relatively scarce variety within Vespasian-era Titus bronzes. Bronze sestertii of this period suffer disproportionately from surface corrosion due to the orichalcum alloy's sensitivity to burial conditions.