Birthday Boy, Titus

Born on this day, December 30th, was Emperor Titus.

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Nasty fouree tribute penny.

 

Happy B-Day, T-Dawg!!

PHOENICIA, Berytus. Titus. Æ23
AD 79-81
Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 13.28 grams
Obverse: Bare head left
Reverse: Founder plowing right with ox and cow




Titus. AR Denarius
Rome mint
79-81 AD (Struck January-June AD 80)
Diameter: 17 mm
Weight: 3.19 grams
Obverse: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head right
Reverse: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, dolphin coiled around anchor

 

Titus was a very interesting emperor. During his reign the Colosseum was completed, he ended the Jewish rebellion, and he provided extensive aid after the eruption of Vesuvius (A.D. 79) and a fire in Rome (A.D. 80). Soon after becoming Emperor he put an end to the despised practice of trial based on treason charges, which were used basically to terrorize and execute one's enemies

He died prematurely of a fever in A.D. 81 at the age of 41.

While not classified as one of the "good emperors" he was widely regarded as such by Suetonius as well as other contemporary historians.

Of the three coins I acquired in all of 2014, two of them were Titus needed to complete my "mint set" of his coins:



TITUS
AE Dupondius (14.71 g.) Rome 74 A.D. RIC 761
T CAESAR IMP PONT Laureate head right. Rev. TR POT COS III CENSOR Winged caduceus between two cornucopiae in saltire




TITUS Caesar 69 - 79 A.D.
AE Sestertius 26.19 g. Rome 74 A.D. RIC Vespasian 739
T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS III CENS Laureate head r. Rev. S – C Spes advancing l., holding flower in r. and raising skirt with left





TITUS 69 - 79 A.D.
AR Denarius (3.31 g.), Rome 80 A.D. RIC 115
IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM Laureate head of Titus right. Rev. TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P Elephant, wearing cuirass, advancing left.





TITUS 69 - 79 A.D.
AV Aureus (7.39 g.) Rome mint 73 A.D. RIC Vespasian 857
T CAESAR - IMP VESPASIAN Laureate head r. Rev. COS V Cow standing r.

 

TITUS Fouree Denarius
OBVERSE: CAES VESPAS AVG TR P COS III, Laureate head right -
REVERSE: Foreparts of two capricorns springing in opposing directions, supporting round shield inscribed S C; globe below
Struck at Rome, 80/1AD
3.06g, 18mm
RIC II 357 (Titus); RSC 497


TITUS AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM - Laureate head right
REVERSE: TRP IX IMP XV COS VIII P P - Table, thunderbolt atop
Struck at Rome, 80AD
2,3g, 17mm
RIC 23b, BMC 56, BN 45, C 314


TITUS Billon Tetradrachm
OBVERSE: AVTOK TITOY - laureate head right
REVERSE: Bust of Serapis right, LB before
Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, Year 2 = 79-80 AD
12.7g, 25mm
Dattari 426, BMC 2741, RPC 2464


TITUS AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head right
REVERSE: TRP IX IMP XV COS VIII PP, elephant walking left
Struck at Rome, 80 AD
2.5g, 17mm
RIC 115

 

sweet coins, fellas ...

=> Bing, I love your Serapis Tet (I seem to be attracted to coins featuring this dude ... very cool)

 

Outstanding pieces, Ides. Just wow.

 

happy birthday T-dawg!

 

Asia mint denarius with annulet mark on obverse under neck.

 

Nice Doug. Very nice. Love the Brahma Bull. Any idea what the annulet denotes?

 

It is the mintmark of the uncertain Asian mint. Some say Ephesus. I tend not to be quick to accept that since there are also coins with EPE marks. I do not have a Titus but this Domitian as Caesar is from the period. I can't say the styles strike me as matching so I'd look for another town but I really have no evidence and have made no study.

 

Well, Ephesus or not, it's a great coin with interesting marks as is the Domitian. Both are really nice coins with a different style.

 

That one is pretty sweet!

 

Здравейте,
Кажете нещо за тази монета?

 

=> health,
It seems nescho for Tazi coin

... ummm sorry, but that's as close as I could get ...

*Welcome, Kavalski*

 

Please help in the identification of this coin!

 

The obverse is Vespasian while the reverse is Titus. Titus obverses always have either TITVS or just T after IMP on the obverse. Usually these 'mules' are plated or fourree. Look in the edge notch to see if you find a copper core. The style strikes me as a bit different from normal so if the coin is not an ancient fourree, I would suspect it is a modern replica.

 

Titus Denarius. 80 AD.

Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head left. Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, thunderbolt on draped and tassled table or chair.

RIC 119

I hope I am wrong, but something doesn't look right about your coin when compared to other coins of RIC 119.

 

Many thanks,
I also suspect that modern replika.Za Unfortunately I did not I dug from the ground, and I bought it.Not Furen, all of silver!

What do you think about this coin?