- Co 909 (Early Roman dupondius of Titus from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 81
- Not before (date)
- 80
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- RIC II^2 Titus 334, p. 218
- Preservation comment
- Wear: aF. Extensively chipped and nicked edge; extensive, severe pitting. Thorough erosion to pitted, ragged, brittle state from long submersion in marine environment, causing loss of ca. 1-2 mm from edge and over half of weight.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 25, no. 243 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Greek: Corinth under Roman Rule… Uncertain … (Domitian?)”
- Axis (1-12)
- 6
- Has denomination
- Dupondius
- Numismatic Authority
- Titus (79-81)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 25.5
- Numismatic Mint
- Rome
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 5.3
- Obverse Description
- Laureate head of emperor to right; within dotted border (traces)
- Obverse Inscription
- CAES DIVI AVG VESP [F] DOMITIAN COS VII
- Reverse Description
- Draped Ceres standing to left holds staff(?) in left arm, [ears of grain] in extended proper hand
- Reverse Inscription
- CERE[S] – AVGVST; to left and right, [S] – C
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Ceres/Demeter (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 909 (Early Roman dupondius of Titus from Rome).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0909>
