Titus denarius

Its a bit worn (suits my tastes though I guess ) but I've been looking for one of Titus for a while now, and had some forvm cash. I really like the portrait on this one. My mom has my camera thought so I'll have to wait to get pics lol.


Silver denarius
F/Fair, 3.002g, 18.2mm, 180o, Rome mint, as Caesar, 71 - 72 A.D.; obverse T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT, laureate head right; reverse NEP RED, Neptune standing left, foot on globe, acrostolium in right and scepter in left.

RIC II Vesp 155, Cohen 121, RIC 366

 

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Nice addition

 

That coin has a lot of character. Very nice.

 

nice coin!! :thumb::thumb:

 

I just have one coin of Titus:



Titus Denarius - Electric Chair
Obverse: Laureate head right
IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M
Reverse: Thunderbolt on draped table or chair
TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P
Catalog: RIC 23a RSC 315 - Struck AD 80
Full name: Titus Flavius Vespasianus (same as his father Vespasian)
Life span: AD 39-79
Note: Titus was the son of Vespasian and brother of Domitian

 

thats pretty cool.

 

Slick coin wille, interesting reverse.

 

Yes, Randy, very nice portrait, character indeed.
Willyboyd, nice coin, I like that portrayal of the thunderbolt.
I am still Flavian-less for the time being heh.

 

Luckily they seem to be coins you can be picky with and can wait for nice ones to come along

 

Indeed, that's a good way to go with such coins. My main area of Roman collection is still specifically Caracalla and Elagabalus Antoninianii, but I really love the look of some of the Vespasian bronzes, and I have been waiting to find myself a nice Vespasian Denarius with the Winged Caduceus on the reverse, that is one I have really admired ever since first seeing it. I know very little about the coins of Titus however.

 

Thanks to Columbus day didnt get these til today. I didnt want to make a new topic, but one of them is of the Jewish revolt. The denarius of Titus give thanks to Neptune for a safe voyage back to Rome after the wars. Both coins I've wanted for a while.







Mesembria, Thrace, c. 351 - 188 B.C.
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Bronze AE 17, SNG BM Black Sea 274-5, SGCV I 1675, SNG Cop 654, F, edge chips, flaking patina, Mesembria mint, 1.548g, 15.0mm, obverse crested helmet facing; reverse , MESA in the four quarters of a radiate wheel

"Mesembria (Mesambria) was a Doric settlement on an island at the Black Sea coast. Today a man-made isthmus connects it to the mainland. The modern name is Nesebar, an important seaside resort. Several ancient churches and ruins are preserved on the peninsula."



The First Jewish Revolt, 66 - 70 A.D.
Bronze prutah, Hendin 1360, Fair, Jerusalem mint, 2.669g, 16.8mm, year 2, 67 - 68 A.D.; obverse amphora with broad rim and two handles, year 2 (in Hebrew) around; reverse , vine leaf on small branch, the freedom of Zion (in Hebrew) around.

"Discontent and inept rule led to open rebellion in 66 A.D. The Romans distracted by the Civil Wars following the death of Nero were unable to put a speedy end to the revolt. But, in 70 A.D. Titus, sone of the new Emperor Vespasian captured and sacked Jerusalem and destroyed them temple."

 

Very cool.... I thought it looked like Neptune on the reverse of the Titus Denarius... nice.
I always liked the coins of Mesembria with the Corinthian helmet on the obverse. I hope to have one of my own some day. Right now I'm waiting on a new Caracalla AR Antoninianus, not as beautiful as my other one, but it's nice.

Great stuff Randy, nice collection you have.

 

Thanks I'd like a better one but got em at a great price.

 

Randy's Mesembria bronze is the same style as the silver from that city but everyone needs to be especially careful buying the silver since there are many more modern fakes of this coin than there are real ones. About 20 years ago, the fakes hit the market amid great controversy including some rather high end experts swearing they were good. After the dust settled a lot of dealers had egg on their face and the coins were proven bad. Today we still see the fakes coming to market from people who may not have been around the first time. The coins were called the 'Black Sea Hoard'.

My photo shows a silver weighing 1.0g (a bit light for a diobol and a bit heavy for a trihemiobol). It is fake because the dies are included in the several sets that produced the fakes. No coin in the hoard was die linked to a coin known before the hoard was found. The best characteristic to look for is that the helmet should have eye slits but most of the fakes show a bit too much shaping to the slits like they were eyes rather than slits. I'd like to show you a certainly good one but I only have two and am less than 100% certain of either (although they are not included in the known bad dies). I strongly suggest no one buy one of these little silver coins except from a dealer that is both very knowledgeable and who offers a lifetime guarantee. The bronze ones are probably good. Do note that the correct reading of the reverse legend is META not MESA. The same hoard contained fakes of Apollonia Pontika but I don't own one.

http://www.ancients.info/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/3005

 

Thanks Doug

 

Yeah, thanks for the head's up on that.