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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 258

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 258, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 80–81 AD. Obverse: divus vespasian, holding sceptre, seated right on chair set on car drawn by four elephants with riders. Reverse: legend surrounding large s c. Weight about 25.5 g, diameter 33.9 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 258
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 258
mint Rome weight 25.46g (3)
ruler Titus diameter ⌀33.9 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 9↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Divus Vespasian, holding sceptre, seated right on chair set on car drawn by four elephants with riders

DIVO AVG VESPAS S P Q R
reverse

Legend surrounding large S C

IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII
specimens (3)
BnF (National Library of France) 26.08g
British Museum 24.86g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Titus 258 (ric.2_1(2).tit.258), 80–81 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-titus-258/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA