Titus as Caesar 77AD Rare Silver Authentic Ancient Roman Coin Annona i55464

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Item: i55464Authentic Ancient Coin of:Titus - Roman Emperor : 79-81 A.D.Silver Denarius 18mm (3.17 grams)Titus as Caesar, Rome mint: 77-78 A.D.Reference: RIC 218d (Vespasian), S 2436, C 17T CAESAR VESPASIANVS, Laureate head right.ANNONA AVG, Annona seated left, holding grain ears.You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity.In ancient Roman religion , Annona (from Latin annus , year is the divine personification of the grain supply to the city of Rome . She is closely connected to the goddess Ceres , with whom she is often depicted in art .Annona, often as Annona Augusti , was a creation of Imperial religious propaganda , manifested in iconography and cult practice. She is presented as an epiphany of the emperor 's power to care for his people through the provision of grain. Annona thus lacked narrative mythology or a tradition of devotion in the Roman Republic , but once established as part of Imperial cult , she was the recipient of dedications and votive offerings from private individuals motivated by gratitude or the seeking of favor.Imperial cultIn the propaganda of Claudius , the cult of Ceres Augusta made explicit the divine power that lay in the Imperial provision of the annona , the grain supply to the city. Annona Augusti appears on coins late in the reign of Nero , when the Cult of Virtues came into prominence in the wake of the Pisonian conspiracy . She embodied two of the material benefits of Imperial rule , along with Securitas Augusti, "Augustan Security," and often appeared as part of a pair with Ceres. On Neronian coinage, Ceres, Annona, and Abundantia ("Abundance") were closely associated.Annona also appears on coins issued under Vespasian , where along with other Virtues she represents the restoration of confidence in the principate , and on the coinage of Titus , Domitian , Trajan , Hadrian , Antoninus Pius , and Septimius Severus . She was a particular favorite in Trajan's propaganda, which sought to portray his reign as a renewal and a prosperous new era for mankind; hence Annona often appears with a symbolic child. In the context of Trajanic politics, Annona represented Rome's grain independence from its traditional supplier Egypt .IconographyAnnona is typically depicted with a cornucopia (horn of plenty) in her arm, and a ship's prow in the background, alluding to the transport of grain into the harbor of Rome. On coins, she frequently stands between a modius (grain-measure) and the prow of a galley , with ears of grain in one hand and a cornucopia in the other; sometimes she holds a rudder or an anchor .Titus Flavius Flavius Vespasianus , commonly known as Titus (December 30, 39 - S eptember 13, 81), was a Roman Emperor who briefly reigned from 79 until his death in 81. Titus was the second emperor of the Flavian dynasty , which ruled the Roman Empire between 69 and 96, encompassing the reigns of Titus's father Vespasian (69-79), Titus himself (79-81) and his younger brother Domitian (81-96).Prior to becoming emperor, Titus gained renown as a military commander, serving under his father in Judaea during the First Jewish-Roman War , which was fought between 67 and 70. The campaign came to a brief halt with the death of emperor Nero on June 9, 68, launching Vespasian's bid for the imperial power during the Year of the Four Emperors . When Vespasian was declared emperor on July 1, 69, Titus was left in charge of ending the Jewish rebellion, which he did in 70, successfully besieging and destroying the city and the Temple of Jerusalem . For this achievement Titus was awarded a triumph ; the Arch of Titus commemorates his victory to this day.Under the rule of his father, Titus gained infamy in Rome serving as prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard , known as the Berenice . Despite concerns over his character, however, Titus ruled to great acclaim following the death of Vespasian on June 23, 79, and was considered a good emperor ... read more

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