Recently I purchased a new Jeep and my coining time was reduced in order to play with my new toy. So, I'm still getting caught up from my backload of January coins. I can't believe I let this beauty sit in the mailer for so long. It's a stunner. Titus AR Tetradrachm, 12.61g Alexandria mint, 79-80 AD RPC 2463 (12 spec.). Obv: AYTOK TITOY KAIΣ OYEΣΠAΣIANOY ΣEB; Head of Titus, laureate, r. Rev: OMONOIA; Homonoia seated, l., with olive branch; date LB to l. Acquired from Praefectus Coins, January 2018. The first issue of Alexandrian tetradrachms for Titus were struck in regnal year 2, 29 August 79 - 28 August 80. They are not as plentiful as the regnal year 3 tetradrachms, perhaps indicating their production began in mid 80 and continued into the following regnal year. Three reverse types were initially coined for Titus - Euthenia, Homonoia, and Sarapis, none of which are carry-overs from Vespasian's tetradrachm issues. Butcher and Ponting have found Titus' tetradrachms were struck with near 19.5% silver fineness from recycled metals, consistent with the earlier issues minted for Vespasian. A superb portrait of Titus, one of the best I've seen from this mint. Feel free to post your Titus or Alexandrian coins!
Stunner is an understatement. That is a fantastic tet. I'm afraid I don't have anything that comes close to the beauty of your nice and big Alexandria Tet, just this budget imperial Titus.
'Budget', perhaps. But that is a rare denarius, RIC 692. A double die match with my own example (Ex Sneh), indicating how few dies were prepared for the type! Nice catch.
Rare sounds nice considering I got it for about $50. I forget which auction it was, but it drew no interest from anyone, so I snapped it up with a few seconds to go. Had no idea it was rare at all, I just wanted a decent Titus portrait.
Nice one, David! He's got a snarl to rival Caracalla. So far I have only one Titus from Roman Egypt, and you've seen it before. 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
Titus (79 - 81 A.D.) Egypt, Alexandria Billon Tetradrachm O: AVTOK TITOY KAIΣ OVEΣΠAΣIANOY ΣEB, laureate head right. R: OMO - NOIA, Homonoia/Concordia seated left, holding out branch, date L Γ (year 3,81 AD) in lower left field. 9.35g 27mm RPC 2467, Emmett 233.3, Dattari 423.
Nice coins everyone. Here's my Titus Tet: 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 also the Wildwinds example
Jeep Renegade. Rolled off the assembly line in November 2017. I thought about getting a Wrangler, but decided on something a bit more practical and fuel efficient that was also 4 wheel drive. Some have nicknamed the Renegade 'Toaster Jeep'.
Nice Jeep! I recently bought a Wrangler myself. It is fun, but not practical nor fuel efficient(15mpg for my driving). You almost have to have a second car if you drive long distances.
I bought the Renegade as a daily driver and do not plan on going off road. It basically will be a mall crawler which hopefully will tackle the occasional snow storm. Still, it isn't as cool as Vespasian's ride! Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.23g Antioch mint, 72-73 AD RIC 1559 (C). BMC 512. RSC 643. RPC 1931 (9 spec.). Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r. Rev: No legend. Vespasian laureate, standing in triumphal quadriga, r., horses pacing, holding branch in r. hand and sceptre in l. Acquired from Pegasi, May 2005.
