Coin, Titus, Ancient Roman Empire, 77-78 AD
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
77-78 AD
Copper As struck during the reign of the Emperor Vespasian in the name of his son, Titus, in the period 77 to 78 AD, Ancient Roman Empire. Minted by Lugdunum. Titus was Consul for the sixth time in 77 AD but did not hold the office again until 79 AD so the coin can only be dated to the period 77 to 78 AD
Obverse: A laureate bust of the Titus facing right a small globe at the end of the neck truncation; around, T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR. Reverse: Spes, draped advancing left holding a flower in her right hand and lifting her skirt with her left; in field divided bty the figure, the letters S C. Edge: Plain.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Copper
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 28 mm (Outside Diameter), 10.705 g (Weight)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Lugdunum (Mint)
- Place recorded
- Ancient Roman Empire
- Denomination recorded
- As
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-1398913
- Museum object name
- Coin - As, Titus under Emperor Vespasian, Ancient Roman Empire, 77-78 AD
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- NU 47617
- Published references
- RIC.786 BMC.868
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.