second happy one Titus venus

i cannot wait to share my own pictures (waiting for mail )


Imperial Age Denar 79-81 AD
Kwaliteit: Fine patina. VF | Afcortingen
Catalogus: RIC 16 (R2), Kampmann 22.70.
Weight: 3.28 g

Denar 79 AD, Rome. (Very rare do men say). IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M. Head with laurel wreath n. L. // TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII Venus, naked back, standing n. Right, left elbow supported on column, holds helmet and spear. Provenance: From an old private collection. RIC 16 (R2), Kampmann 22.70. 3.28 g.

The denarii lacking 'P P' at the end of the reverse legend are very rare. Out of the seven possible denarii types struck with that reverse legend I have all but one, the left facing portrait with the Venus reverse you just acquired.

 

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Wow! Super rare with left facing portrait and a reverse legend lacking 'P P'. It's not often someone posts a Titus denarius variety I do not have - you just did ro! Awesome coin all around.

 

thanks for the information i like your coins to

 

Oooh, great coin!

 

If that coin was recently up for auction I somehow missed it and would've paid big bucks to acquire it! However, I'm glad the piece went to a deserving home to a collector who will appreciate it.

 

thats great to hear thanks

o yes what those means reverse legend lacking 'P P'

those that means P.P is missing

 

indeed the vendor has make a big mistake it sells for a to low on price

 

The denarii lacking 'P P' at the end of the reverse legend are very rare. Out of the seven possible denarii types struck with that reverse legend I have all but one, the left facing portrait with the Venus reverse you just acquired.

 

i found perfect example

369, Lot: 473. Estimate $150.
Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.


Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.45 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 79. Laureate head left / Venus, seen from behind, standing right, leaning upon column to left and holding transverse spear and helmet. RIC II 16; RSC 268a var. (obv. legend). Good VF, a few light marks. Rare.

 

thanks can i use your information by my coin

 

Not necessarily. Probably me and a handful of other Flavian specialist would go nuts over it. Most folks would just see another Titus/Venus and move on.

 

Ah, now you're rubbing salt in the wound. That's a specimen I was out bid on. Afterwards, I vowed it wouldn't happen a second time.

 

Yes. A bit more info here too. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=1192 Scroll down to Titus RIC 5 to 15.

 

Sorry

 

I have one that's similar. You gotta admit Juli Titi looks like her dad. Or the celators made her look like her dad.

 

Cool excellent patina

 

Super pick-up @ro1974!

I've been after the Venus reverse when I browse on-going auctions but I missed that one entirely....hopefully, the uniqueness of it would've become apparent to me---eventually LOL

And you have the D. H. seal of approval. Congrats!

 

Ditto to what everyone else has said about your coin. Excellent!

 

That's a great find. I would not have known enough to pay a whole lot of attention to that extra detail. It makes such a huge difference in the rarity too. It's all a learning process. One question though that maybe David can answer. Is this an omission by the die engraver? Should it have had the PP for that type. I'm still trying to figure out how to use RIC. I haven't had much time lately to crack the books.

 

Titus hadn't yet been awarded the title Pater Patriae (P P) by the Senate when the issue was struck. A very early issue to be sure!