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Roman Empire, Titus for his daughter Julia Titi, Dupondius

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Roman Empire, Titus for his daughter Julia Titi, Dupondius (obverse) Roman Empire, Titus for his daughter Julia Titi, Dupondius (reverse)

The dupondius was an ancient Roman weight that was issued as a coin already at the time of the Roman Republic. The coin had a value of 2 asses. In the Roman imperial epoch the dupondius was mostly made from orichalcum (brass), an alloy of copper and zinc.

This dupondius was issued by Emperor Titus (79-81 AD). It shows his only daughter Julia Titi, at the age of about thirteen. On the reverse is Vesta, the goddess of home and hearth, and the guardian of the sacred fire.

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