Aureus of Titus, minted during his sixth consulate, struck under Vespasianus. Obverse Head of Titus, laureate, right. T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS T[ITVS] CAESAR IMP[ERATOR] VESPASIANVS Titus, Caesar, acclaimed as supreme...
Aureus of Titus, minted during his sixth consulate, struck under Vespasianus. Obverse Head of Titus, laureate, right. T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS T[ITVS] CAESAR IMP[ERATOR] VESPASIANVS Titus, Caesar, acclaimed as supreme commander (Imperator), Vespasianus.
Reverse Roma, helmeted, in military dress, seated right on two oval shields, feet set together, holding transverse spear in left hand, right hand on lap; to right and left, eagle flying; on ground right, miniature she-wolf and twins. COS VI CO[N]S[VL] VI Consul for the sixth time.
References: RIC II.1 954, OCR ric.2_1(2).ves.954
Titus reigned as Emperor between 79 and 81 AD, belonging to the Flavian dynasty. This coin was minted during the reign of his father Vespasianus (69 - 79 AD). Titus was already a brilliant general of the Roman Army, destined to the imperial throne, and already fulfilling the main offices of the Roman constitutional system. This coin was struck during the year of his sixth consulate (78 - 79 AD).