Happy Birthday Titus!

The emperor Titus was born on this day in 39 AD. Let's celebrate by posting some of his coins.

Here's a denarius with one of my favourite portraits of him.


Titus
AR Denarius, 3.10g
Rome Mint, 24 June-1 July 79 AD
RIC 1 (R). BMC 1. RSC 334a.
Obv: IMP T CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: TR POT VIII COS VII; Male captive kneeling r., hands bound behind back, in front of trophy, consisting of helmet, cuirass, crossed swords (?), and round shield

 

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IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M
Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, right

TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P
Dolphin coiled around anchor

Rome mint, 80 AD
RIC 112 (C2), BMCRE 72, RSC 309

Ex-Londinium Coins

Titus' pulvinar series commemorating the opening of the Colosseum.

 

Wow, David-- what a spectacular Titus denarius! Same for yours, Jay!

I only have a provincial of Titus.


EGYPT, Alexandria. Titus
regnal year 3, CE 80/1
billion tetradrachm, 25.5 mm, 12.34 gm
Obv: AVTOKTITOVKAIΣOVEΣΠAΣIANOVΣEB; laureate bust right
Rev: OMO NOIA; Homonoia seated left on throne, holding olive branch; LΓ in left field
Ref: Emmett 233.3, R1; Milne 459

 

Thanks TIF!

Those Alexandrian tets certainly have splendid portraits too!

 

I agree! Amazing Titus Tet TIF



AYTOK TITOY KAIΣO YEΣΠAΣIANOY ΣEB
laureate head of Titus right

ΣAPAΠIΣ
bust of Serapis right, wearing taenia, modius on head ornamented with branches of laurel, date LB (year 2) right

Alexandria mint, 29 Aug 79 - 28 Aug 80 A.D
12.254g, 25.4mm

Milne 456 - 457; Geissen 319; Dattari 426; cf. BMC Alexandria p. 34, 281 (year 3); Emmett 235

Ex-Forum

2011 Forum Best of Type winner

This is the Wildwinds example

 

Great coin, David! I'll mix it up a little bit and share a Titus restoration issue of Augustus (my avatar).


Divus Augustus, AE dupondius
Rome mint, Struck under Titus, A.D. 80-81 AD, Restitution issue.
Obverse: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, radiate head left. Reverse: IMP T VESP - AVG REST, Victory flying left holding shield inscribed SPQR, S-C across field.
References: RIC II (Titus) 446, Sear 2580, Cohen 557, BMCRE 265
Size: 28mm, 11.49g

 

Titus (79 - 81 A.D.)
AR Denarius
O: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M•, laureate head right.
R: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, facing empty throne of a deity (pulvinar) with a triangular back, back ornamented with uncertain objects and a cross at the peak, seat draped with a fringed cover.
Rome Mint, 80 A.D.
3.34g
17.8mm
RIC II, part 1, 124; RSC II 313a; BMCRE II 61; BnF III 50; SRCV I 2515


Titus (79 - 81 A.D.)
Egypt, Alexandria
Billon Tetradrachm
O: AVTOK TITOV KAIΣ OYEΣΠAΣIANOY ΣEBA, laureate head right.
R: [NIΛOΣ], bust of Nilus with lotus flower, LΓ=year 3 (80/81 A.D.).
24mm
11.4g
RPC II 2466 (4 spec.)., Dattari 425, Emmett 234.3

 

Beatum diem natalem Titus!

 

Happy birthday big T!
Amazing op coin! Portrait is so life like and super cool reverse (plus I really like the different angles you shot. Great pics)!

TITUS, 79-81 CE
AR Denarius (3.29 gm) of
Rome, as Caesar, 76 AD.
Laureate head right / Eagle
on cippus. RSC.59a.
RIC.191a. RIC2.861


Titus
79-81 CE Æ Sestertius
(33.5mm, 22.76 g.)
Rome mint, struck AD 80-
81.
Obv.Laureate headleft.
Rev. Pax standing left,
holding olive branch and
cornucopia.
RIC II 155Brown patina

 

Beautiful coins David, exceptional detail.
My Titus as caesar.
72-73 AD, Navalis.....commemorating victory over the Jews on the sea of Galilee. 11.08gm. 26mm RIC II 662.

 

I only have 2.

 

TITUS

Some Party Food from CERES:

RI Titus 79-81 CE AR Denarius Ceres seated corn ear poppy torch

PIGS!!! (lol, like Cowbell, you can never have enough PIGS!)

RI Titus 79-81 CE AR Denarius Sow piglets

 

I don't have a single Titus that would impress the high grade crowd but that is OK with me since all of mine are here for the duration (mine, not theirs).

 

What great detail—the neck beard especially!

 

Doug I really like the obverse portrait on the Spes Ae

 

Great coins everyone! Titus would be pleased.

The coin I posted which kicked off this thread has a fairly conventional looking portrait. Here is a very unconventional portrait from Ephesus.


Titus as Caesar
AR Denarius, 3.27g
Ephesus mint, 71 AD (Vespasian)
RIC 1440 (R). BMC 467. RSC 39. RPC 843 (4 spec.).
Obv: IMPERATOR T CAESAR AVGVSTI F; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: CONCORDIA AVG; Ceres std. l., on ornate high-backed chair, with corn ears and poppy and cornucopiae; in exergue, EPHE

 

A personnal friend of mine unearth this one in Lyon

AE As
AVG F TRP COS VI CENSOR T CAES IMP
S-C Spes holding flower & Hem of skirt
Lugdunum. 77-78 AD. RIC 1273

 

Here are a couple for the old birthday boy.

 

Happy birthday T Dogg!



Titus, AR Denarius, A.D. 76

O:T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS; Laureate head right; R:COS V; Eagle on cippus, head left. 15x18 mm, 3.5 g RIC II Rome 872