Both sides of an irregularly shaped bronze coin with relief decoration on each side.　
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

On the side of the coin on the left is the bust of a man facing right, short curly hair held in place with a laurel wreath, with loose clothing draped over shoulders; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: T / C A E S / V E S P A S I A N / I M P / P O N / T R / P O T / C O S / I I. The other side of the coin depicts a man walking to the right, wearing crested helmet, holding a long spear in right hand and a trophy over left shoulder: to the left and right of the man's shoulders, the letter S and C.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.431
People
Titus, Roman (r. 79-81 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Titus, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
72 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/184723

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3700, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Roman Art
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
23.05 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II
  • Reverse Inscription: S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC II 1, 2, 427

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.431
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Titus to r.
Rev.: Mars, helmeted, holding spear in r. hand, and trophy over left shoulder, advancing to r., naked, chlanys floating behind.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3700 Roman, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Verification Level

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