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Coin (obverse), Denarius, of Titus (under Vespasian)

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Coin (obverse), Denarius, of Titus (under Vespasian)
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This silver coin was minted in Rome by Titus, son and heir of the emperor Vespasian, in 72 or 73 AD. It is a type called a denarius, the most common Roman silver coin. This picture shows the obverse of the coin.

The obverse has the head of Titus wearing a laurel wreath. The inscription 'T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT' identifies Titus and some of his titles.

Vespasian clearly intended to found a dynasty. He conferred titles and positions upon his sons Titus and Domitian early in his reign. Titus received the title Caesar and was proclaimed Imperator by the army in 69. In 71 he received the Tribunitia Potestatis.

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