v32_0176 - TITUS Dupondius, (MB, Æ 25)
MONNAIES 32 (2007)
Starting price : 280.00 €
Estimate : 450.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 280.00 €
Estimate : 450.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Dupondius, (MB, Æ 25)
Date: 75
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 13,09 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale. Très beau portrait. Revers bien venu à la frappe et de haut relief. Jolie patine vert noir, légèrement granuleuse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : T CAESAR VESPAS. IMP. TR. P COS. II.
Obverse description : Tête radiée de Titus à droite (O).
Obverse translation : “Titus Cæsar Vespasianus Imperator Tribunicia Potestate Consul iterum”, (Titus césar Vespasien empereur revêtu de la puissance tribunitienne consul pour la deuxième fois).
Reverse
Reverse legend : FELICITAS - PVBLICA: S|C.
Reverse description : Felicitas (la Félicité) drapée debout à gauche, tenant un caducée de la main droite et une corne d’abondance de la main droite.
Reverse translation : “Felicitas Publica”, (La Félicité publique).
Commentary
Légende ponctuée au droit. Ce type est en fait plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.
Historical background
TITUS
(1/07/69-13/09/81)
Augustus with Vespasianus
Titus, born December 30, 39, is the eldest son of Vespasian. He follows 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 is only a series of disasters: the eruption of Vesuvius on August 24, 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).
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