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Julia Titi. . Denarius, 3.02g. (6h). Rome, 79-81 AD. Obv: IVLIA IMP T AVG F - AVGVSTA (clockwise) Bust draped right, hair piled high in front and tied in knot at back. Rx: VESTA in exergue, Vesta, veiled, seated left holding Palladium and transverse scepter. RIC 389 (R ). Paris 108. Cohen 16 (30 Fr.). BMC 144 note. Bold Fine/VG.
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.
A rare reverse type in a rare issue: there was only one specimen of this VESTA denarius of Julia Titi in the Reka Devnia hoard, compared to eight specimens with VENVS AVGVST and three with VENVS AVG. The VESTA denarii also differ from the Venus coins in both obverse legend and portrait: the legend runs clockwise rather than counterclockwise and has AVGVSTA as the last rather than the second word; and the portrait is without stephane and has a different coiffure, with the hair piled high above the forehead and bound behind in a small knot rather than a long plait.
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.
A rare reverse type in a rare issue: there was only one specimen of this VESTA denarius of Julia Titi in the Reka Devnia hoard, compared to eight specimens with VENVS AVGVST and three with VENVS AVG. The VESTA denarii also differ from the Venus coins in both obverse legend and portrait: the legend runs clockwise rather than counterclockwise and has AVGVSTA as the last rather than the second word; and the portrait is without stephane and has a different coiffure, with the hair piled high above the forehead and bound behind in a small knot rather than a long plait.