These type of coins issued by the Flavian dynasty fascinate me in as much as the way they used their coinage to connect to the Julio-Claudians, I have a couple but would like to see other examples of these scarce but very interesting AE AS, first in emperor order is this Tiberius issued under Titus, Rome 80-81 AD, 27mm, 11.1gm, RIC 432. Please post your Flavian or other emperor Restitution coins. Claudius issued under Domitian Rome 81-82 AD, 9.3gm, S.2899.
I've also found those interesting. I would not have guessed that that Claudius AE was struck under Domitian! (PS- love that portrait and patina on it, BTW.) I see "REST" in the legends of both of your pieces. I suppose this is the first clue? I guess this Vespasian struck by Titus isn't quite the same thing you're referring to, since it's not honoring a Julio-Claudian but is rather a Flavian-to-Flavian posthumous honor. Does that make "Divus" coins like this "restitution" issues as well? I'm a little foggy on the terminology.
The Flavian's need to 'connect' with the Julio-Claudian clan was very strong, as evidenced in these restitution issues and the many antiquarian reverse types they struck. Your two restitution coins are marvellous!
Thanks I agree for a black patina (Claudius) it has great device highlights, to answer your question IMO, the Divus coinage was more a term for honoring the deceased emperor or empress, but let's not get technical terminology get in the way of a fun thread. Divus is fine and just as interesting.
It's my understanding that "Divus" meant that the person had been declared a god (e.g., the "Divvs Avgvstvs" bronzes issued by Tiberius to honor Augustus) which could only be done after the death of the person. So coins with "Divus"will be restoration coins issued under a later emperor.
Great looking Restitution issue @Ancient Aussie . I have another hidden in my files as DIVO: RI Constantius I Chlorus 293-306 CE DIVO AE Quinarius Thesalonika 317-318 Seated RIC VII 25 R5 RARE
Divus honors a deceased emperor but REST restores a coin type previously issued by an earlier ruler. Coin can be both like my holey Nerva REST of a Tiberius Divus Augustus. The best of the REST are Trajan's but I'm not able to afford them.
I can see how we can tell which deceased emporer is being honored but how can we tell which living emporer is doing the honoring?
MARCUS ANTHONY RESTITUTION AR Denarius OBVERSE: ANTONIVS AVGVR III VIR R P C, Galley left. REVERSE: ANTONINVS ET VERVS AVG REST, legionary eagle between two standards, LEG VI between Struck at Rome, 168AD 3.81g, 20mm RIC III 443 (Marcus Aurelius) ; BMCRE 500
That isa great example @Bing I was look/drooling over an example of forvm shop Nowhere as nice as yours. I did a coin toss it was tails which means no new coin purchases until the first of the year. (atleast thats what she thinks)
Doug showed an example of this coin which just made me want one. So I hunted for months before I came across this example.
Let's distinguish the terms "restoration" and "commemorative." Any DIVVS piece commemorates a deceased person. However, it is not a "restoration" piece unless it reproduces a previous type. So the OP types are "restoration" types because they reproduce old types with a new legend mentioning the new issue ("REST", restored). Most DIVVS types, including some posted in this thread, do not meet this criterion. They are "commemorative" coins but not "restoration" coins.
On the reverse legend of my two you can see IMP.T (Titus) and on the reverse of the Claudius one you can see IMP.D (Domitian) and on Doug's Augustus one the eagle reverse IMP.NERVA.
I stand guilty as charged coercing Bing into this one. I think it is a neally neat type with some great minor details. It commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Actium which, for all practical purposes, established the Roman Empire with Augustus as its master rather than Mark Antony. The coin needed some modifications before it could be a restoration. When Antony issued his legionary denarii, AVG abbreviated Augur (a priestly office) but in the 200 years that followed it came to mean Augustus which was the title that was held by the #1 Emperor. The name Antonius could be abbreviated ANT back in the day but 200 years later people would read it as Antoninus, the name of recent and current rulers so it had to be spelled out, too. Those evil coin pushers, Bing and Doug, got theirs. Are you next? Bing's is less worn but mine has more sailors and oars. I had never before noticed that difference. Who else has one?
I can see the "navis rostrata" or ram on my coin where it seems absent on yours. In looking at them both side by side, they almost appear to be separate issues.
