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THRACE, Flavian Latin mint in Thrace. Restitution issue struck under Titus, 80-81 AD. AE
Obv: IVSTITIA.
Diademed bust of Justitia (Livia as Justitia), right.
Rev: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII RESTITVIT, around S C.
Cahn -; RPC Online, 515.
The restitution coins struck during the reign of Titus, the earliest coins in the category of nummi restituti, commemorated Titus's eminent predecessors, the Roman Senate as a political institution, as well as some types of early Caesarean coins. This restitution coinage played a role in disseminating the ideology of the power of Titus, and it served his self-presentation, thus contributing to the image of a ruler who took power in a legal way.
Condition: Very Fine.
Weight: 12.40 g.
Diameter: 29.30 mm.
Obv: IVSTITIA.
Diademed bust of Justitia (Livia as Justitia), right.
Rev: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII RESTITVIT, around S C.
Cahn -; RPC Online, 515.
The restitution coins struck during the reign of Titus, the earliest coins in the category of nummi restituti, commemorated Titus's eminent predecessors, the Roman Senate as a political institution, as well as some types of early Caesarean coins. This restitution coinage played a role in disseminating the ideology of the power of Titus, and it served his self-presentation, thus contributing to the image of a ruler who took power in a legal way.
Condition: Very Fine.
Weight: 12.40 g.
Diameter: 29.30 mm.