Sestertius - Titus FELICIT PVBLIC S C; Felicitas

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Domitian (Titus Flavius Domitianus) (81-96)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	81-82
Value	1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	24.5 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 251559
References	RIC II.1# 129 Ian Carradice, Theodore Vern Buttrey; 2007. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2.1. Vespasian – Domitian (AD 69–96). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.2_1(2).dom.129 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Series: Consecration

Obverse

Head of Divus Titus, laureate, left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: T DIVO AVG DIVI VESP F VESPASIANO

Unabridged legend: Tito Divo Augusto, Divi Vespasiani Filius, Vespasiano.

Translation: For Titus Vespasian, the divine emperor, son of the divine Vespasian.

Reverse

Felicitas standing left, holding sceptre and cornucopiae.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FELICIT PVBLIC S C

Unabridged legend: Felicitas Publica. Senatus Consultum.

Translation: Imperial fertility. Decree of the senate. Decree of the senate. Decree of the senate.

Mint

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See also

• Cornucopia
• Mythology

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