TITUS. Sestertius. (Ae. 23.75g/33mm). 72-73 AD Rome. Obv: T CAESAR VESPASIAN IMP IIII PON TR POT II COS II. Laureate bust to the right of Titus. Rev: Titus standing to the right on a chariot drawn by a triumphal quadriga. (RIC 498). VF+/VF. Retouched. Very rare.
Despite his short reign—he was Roman Emperor for only two years, between 79 and 81 AD—and the fact that during his reign several calamities occurred that have gone down in history, such as the eruption of Vesuvius and the great fire that devastated Rome. The truth is that he was an emperor who was always treated well by historians: he was a man of great kindness and generosity, enjoying enormous popularity, not least for the reconstruction work he carried out in devastated Rome. Regarding his numismatics, the portrait initially follows the style of his predecessor, Vespasian, but later the features seem to soften somewhat, although within a realism that does not forgive, for example, the certain forcefulness of his physique.
Automatically generated translation