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Description
Titus (Titus Flāvius Caesar Vespasiānus Augustus) was Roman emperor from 79 to 81. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death, thus becoming the first Roman emperor to come to the throne after his own biological father.
As emperor, he is best known for completing the Colosseum and for his generosity in relieving the suffering caused by two disasters, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 and a fire in Rome in 80. Titus came close to committing suicide after being regarded as a bad ruler. After barely two years in office, Titus died of a fever on 13 September 81. He was deified by the Roman Senate and succeeded by his younger brother Domitian.
Obverse
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Titus, laureate head left. IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII |
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Reverse
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Genius standing facing, head left, holding patera in right hand over lighted and garlanded altar, cradling cornucopia in left arm. GENI P R |
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1 As
RIC# II 126 Cohen# 96
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