coin; dupondius
Production date
79 AD
Description
Bronze dupondius of Empress Julia Titi. Obverse carries a bust; reverse the figure of Vesta seated & holding a palladium and sceptre. Julia was the daughter of the Titus, who was emperor from 79 to 81 AD. The coin is uncommon, as Julia was the daughter of a short-reigning emperor and the coin is made of copper alloy. Presented to the Dollar Park Museum in March 1960 and found in the donor's garden at 61 Woodburn Road, Falkirk.
A trench was placed across the garden by Doreen Hunter without encountering any archaeologically significant layers.
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Object detail
stamping:reverse:"VESTA/ S C"
Falkirk Herald; Falkirk Herald; Falkirk Herald Office High St Falkirk; Newspaper; estab. 1845
Roman Coin Found
The Dollar Park Museum, Falkirk, has been presented with an uncommon Roman coin which was found by Mr Ronald Marsburgh, 61 Woodburn Rd, Falkirk, in his garden. The coin, a dupondius of Julia, daughter of Titus, is described by Miss Anne Robertson, the leading Scottish authority on Roman coins, as 'rather important.' She considers that it must have been lost during the earlier part of the Roman occupation of the Stirlingshire area. Titus, who ruled from 79-81 Ad was a son of the more famous Emperor Vespasian. The coin is itself uncommon, being of the daughter of a short-reigning emperor, and made of copper, which is more perishable than silver. Miss D. M. Hunter, Curator of the Falkirk Museum, says the Museum would certainly have wished to buy it had Mr Marsburgh wished to sell. 'Mr Marsburgh,' she says, 'is much to be congratulated for his generosity in giving it to the Museum.'
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