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Source Description
Obverse: Head of Titus, laureate, right; beaded border. Reverse: Spes, draped, stepping forward left, holding the hem of her skirt with the left hand, a flower in her outstretched right hand; beaded border. This sestertius was worth 1/100 of a gold aureus.
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Document identity
localId
29900
label
Sestertius of Titus
core
obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
29900
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Sestertius of Titus
description
Obverse: Head of Titus, laureate, right; beaded border. Reverse: Spes, draped, stepping forward left, holding the hem of her skirt with the left hand, a flower in her outstretched right hand; beaded border. This sestertius was worth 1/100 of a gold aureus.
provenance
Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.
date
80 CE (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
coins
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Max diam: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
inscriptions
[Inscription
Latin; obverse] IMP(erator) T(itus) CAES(ar) VESP(asianus) AVG(ustus) P(ontifex) M(aximus) TR(ibuniciae) P(otestate) P(ater) P(atriae) CO(n)S(ul) VIII [Translation] Imperator
Titus Caesar Vespasian Augustus
pontifex maximus
with tribunician power
father of his country
consul for the 8th time [Inscription
Latin; reverse] S(enatus) C(onsulto) [Translation] By senatorial decree
dynasty
Flavian Dynasty
reign
Titus (AD 79-81)
med
bronze; struck
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6191
collection_ids
ROM
NUM
exhibition_ids
3360
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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6b8f8227eaf96e84
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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10ec4fe19776dc42
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no
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no