Titus (79-81
A.D.) - Brass Sestertius - 33mm, 20.84gr |
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Obverse IMP T CAES VESP AVG PM TRP PP COS VIII Titus, his laureate head right |
Reverse VESTA SC Vesta seated left, holding Palladium and sceptre. |
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Minted in Rome 80 A.D. (COS 8) Reference: Carradice, I.A.& Buttrey, T.V., "The Roman Imperial Coinage" (RIC), 2nd Fully Revised Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, p 209, nr. 175 Mattingly, H & Sydenham, E.A., "Roman Imperial Coinage" (RIC), Volume 2, p128, nr. 106 Mattingly, H., "Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum" (BMC), Volume 2, p295, nr. 313 Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV Millennium Edition), Vol. 1, p468, nr. 2534 Cohen, H, "Descriptions Historique des Monnaies frappees sous l'Empire Romain" (C), Volume 1, p457, nr. 343 Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins" (VM), not listed. Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins" (ERIC), not listed (B3, O10, R095, T095 Exe VESTA) Quality: obverse: about Very Fine, reverse: Fine |