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Roman Empire
| Ruler: | Julia Titi |
| Reigned: | Augusta 79 - 89 AD |
| Denomination: | Plated Denarius* |
| Mint: | Rome |
| Date of Issue: | 79 - 80 AD |
| Obverse: | Bust right draped and diademed, hair in long plait. "IVLIA AVGVSTA T AVD F" (anticlockwise) |
| Reverse: | Venus standing right, viewed from behind, nude but for drapery at hips, buttocks exposed, leaning with left elbow on column, helmet in extended right, transverse spear behind in left. "VENVS AVG" (anticlockwise) |
| Reference: | RIC II(1) 387, RCVM 2611 |
| Weight: | 3.2 gms |
| Diameter: | 18.8 mm |
| Comment: | *No sign of the bronze core but bumps on the obverse are typical of a plated coin. |
Julia Titi
Flavia Julia was the daughter of Titus by his second wife, Marcia Furnilla, and was born about 65 AD, shortly before her parents' divorce. She married her cousin Flavius Sabinus and was granted the title of Augusta during her father's reign (79-81 AD). Her husband was Domitian's colleague in the consulship in 82 AD but two years later he was executed on the emperor's orders. Thereafter, Julia lived with her uncle Domitian as his mistress and on her death, circa 89 AD was deified. |
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