Roman Empire: Titus (79-81 AD): silver denarius, struck ca. 80 AD
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TITUS (79-81 AD), silver denarius, struck ca. 80 AD
Obverse- IMP TITVS CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head right.
Reverse- TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, draped throne with triangular back.
RIC 124, RSC 313a, 16-17 mm, 3.11 g. NGC VG (Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5), cert. #4094568-011. Ex-Lars Rutten of Rutten & Wieland, Switzerland, from a swap through his VCoins store, October, 2011.
I had a "capricorn with globe" Titus denarius* in my old collection and wanted another (since that's my zodiac sign). But when this piece came my way instead, I was satisfied with it. I liked it for the somewhat unusual reverse. When it arrived, I found it had nice iridescent "envelope" toning with pinks, golds and hints of blue-green, which weren't visible in the Rutten & Wieland photos (which I'm still using, for the moment). There's a tiny scratch or two on the portrait but the toning more than compensates for that.
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Obverse- IMP TITVS CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head right.
Reverse- TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, draped throne with triangular back.
RIC 124, RSC 313a, 16-17 mm, 3.11 g. NGC VG (Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5), cert. #4094568-011. Ex-Lars Rutten of Rutten & Wieland, Switzerland, from a swap through his VCoins store, October, 2011.
I had a "capricorn with globe" Titus denarius* in my old collection and wanted another (since that's my zodiac sign). But when this piece came my way instead, I was satisfied with it. I liked it for the somewhat unusual reverse. When it arrived, I found it had nice iridescent "envelope" toning with pinks, golds and hints of blue-green, which weren't visible in the Rutten & Wieland photos (which I'm still using, for the moment). There's a tiny scratch or two on the portrait but the toning more than compensates for that.
Main Roman Imperial Collection list
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