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ID number:  BIRBI-R1028
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Titus; Rome
Denomination:  Denarius
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  AD 79
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  1.90
Weight (g):  3.50
Axis (degrees):  180.00
Provenance:  Haines 597. Spink 1923.

Description: Obverse: Bust of Titus, laureate, r.
Reverse: Venus r. leaning on a column, holding a spear in her l. hand and a helmet in her r. hand.

Inscriptions: Obverse: (anticlockwise) IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVC P M (Emperor Titus Caesar Vespasian Augustus, head of the principal college of priests).
Reverse: TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P (Tribune of the people for the ninth time, Emperor for the fourteenth time, Consul for the seventh time, father of the fatherland).

Bibliography: RIC II 2nd ed. 34

3 Related People
	Haines, Geoffrey Colton British 1899 1981-09-14
	Rome Roman;Byzantine;Italian
	Titus Roman 39 81

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