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RIC 1078 Titus as Caesar [Vespasian]
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AR Denarius, 3.30g
Rome Mint, 79 AD
Obv: T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: TR POT VIII COS VII; Venus stg. r., leaning on column, with helmet and spear
RIC 1078 (C). BMC 255. RSC 332. BNC 223.
Acquired from Münzhandlung Ritter, January 2010.
Minted during the first half of 79 AD, this reverse carried over to Titus' issues as Augustus after Vespasian's death in June.
This coin features the classic 'small head' portrait. The style carried over to the early issues of Domitian's reign.
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