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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
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

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)

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