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Denarius with bust of Julia Titi, struck under Titus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 80–81
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 3.44 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.575
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Julia Titi, diademed, draped, right, hair in long plait at back.
IVLIAAVGVSTA.T.AVG.F (right to left)
Reverse: Venus standing right, drapery at hips, leans on column with left elbow and holds helmet in right hand, transverse spear in left.
VENVS AVG (right to left)
IVLIAAVGVSTA.T.AVG.F (right to left)
Reverse: Venus standing right, drapery at hips, leans on column with left elbow and holds helmet in right hand, transverse spear in left.
VENVS AVG (right to left)
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mazzini Collection (G. Mazzini, Monete Imperiali Romane, vol. 1, Milan, 1957, p. 233, pl. 85, no. 12); by 1962: with Leu and Company's Bank, Ltd., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Leu and Company's Bank, Ltd. for $ 90.00