Grabbed this out of the mail box today. An early issue of Titus as Augustus. It has very dark toning. Denarius. 79 AD. IMP T CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / CERES AVGVST, Ceres standing left, holding grain ears with poppy and sceptre. RSC 31a RIC 3 Sear 2504 Also picked up small FH from Antioch. I really like how the eye was done on this one. D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; FEL TEMP-REPARATIO, soldier spearing Horseman,hair in braids, bearded, clutching, ANS in ex RIC Antioch188
Dropping the "u" out of "Titus" is perhaps not quite so bad as I when I emailed my shift report at work and failed to type the "f" when I put "shift report" in the title. Too late. Can't UNsend email. The funniest part? Nobody noticed.
lol thanks lol Ironically, that's what I call my shift reports, though I am a CNA/Caregiver so it's fitting.
Back to the OP- what is going on under *ahem!* Titus' portrait, there? Was this coin overstruck on another? The fields just look unusual. In an interesting way, I mean.
Seems like perfect moment to share my photos of the Arch of Titus from six years ago when I was in Rome. The photo above is a frontal shot of the Arch with me in front of it. This second photo shows a relief in the archway of the arch depicting Emperor Titus ascending to heaven on an eagle. And the last photo depicts Roman legionaries with the loot from the temple after the sack of Jerusalem. And this post would not be complete without a picture of my Denarius of Titus.
Great pics of the arch, come to think of it when I walked under it the first time I visited Rome 2012, I didn't look up probably to awe inspired at what was in front of me. Hard to believe the arch is still in such good condition after nearly 2000 years...... need to go back again soon
