Coin; Dupondius (or As?); AE; Roman Empire, 11 grams, 27 mm. Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus, 79-81 AD. Obverse: IMP T CAES VESP AUG PM TR P COS VIII, head of Titus r. laureate, bearded. Reverse: AE QUITAS AU GUST, Aequitas standing l. draped, holding scales and long vertical rod (pertica); in field, S C.
Donor:
University of California Library
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Flavian Dynasty (69–96 AD)
Collector:
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Aequitas (Roman deity) and Titus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
S C, AE QUITAS AU GUST, and IMP T CAES VESP AUG PM TR P COS VIII
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Dupondii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
79-81 AD
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 27 millimeters and weight 11 grams
Loans:
S1964-1965 #95: Art Department (UC Berkeley) (May 10, 1965–June 15, 1965)