brm_711104 - TITUS As
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Type : As
Date: 80
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 9,12 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie légèrement décentrée au revers. Joli portrait. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Titus à gauche .
Obverse translation : “Imperator Titus Cæsar Vespasianus Augustus Pater Patriæ Consul octavum”, (L’empereur Titus césar Vespasien auguste père de la patrie consul pour la huitième fois).
Reverse
Reverse legend : VICTORIA - AVGVST/ S|C.
Reverse description : Victoria (la Victoire) debout à droite, sur une proue de navire tournée à droite, tenant une couronne de la main droite et une palme de la gauche.
Reverse translation : “Victoria Augusti”, (La Victoire de l’auguste).
Commentary
Type très rare avec la tête à gauche : monnaie classée R2 dans la réédition du RIC qui ne va pas au-delà de R3.
Historical background
TITUS
(1/07/69-13/09/81)
Augustus
Titus, born December 30, 39, is the eldest son of Vespasian. He followed his father to Judea where he is legate of the XV Apollinaris legion. After the proclamation of Alexandria, Vespasian leaves it to him to complete the pacification of Judea during which he falls in love with Bérénice (cf. Racine's play). After the capture of Jerusalem in the summer of 70, he celebrated the Triumph with his father in January 71. Associated with power by his father, he succeeded him on June 24, 79, having broken with the beautiful Jewish princess in 75. His reign n t was only a series of catastrophes, the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 which destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum, then the fire of Rome in 80. He died in 81, perhaps assassinated at the instigation of his brother, Domitian ( Suetonius). It is described as "the delight of mankind".
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