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Bronze As - Æ 21-22 mm - 12 grams - Die axis 12:00 - RIC (Vespasian) 676 - Struck AD 76.
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T CAESAR IMP COS V (Titus Caesar Imperator Consulares V - Titus Caesar Imperator, 5 times
Consul). Bust of laureate Emperor, facing right. |
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AEQVITAS AVGVST (Aequitas Augustus - (Financial) Justice of the Augustus).
Aequitas standing, in Stola, full front facing left. Holding a rod with outstretched left arm. With right arm a pair of scales.
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SC at the utter sides of the coin (Senatus Consulto - By decree of the Senate). |
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Struck during Titus' reign as Caesar in conjunction with his father. Seen Domtianus' later
character there always have been rumours that he was slightly helped into the afterlife by
his ignored brother.
Aequitas is the representation of equitable financial dealings, not really justice as such.
The scales represent more those used by a money-changer than the scales of justice as we
perceive it. Minted in Rome.
Obv. : Worn, pitted - Rev. : Very worn, pitted. |
