Visiting my second coin fair ever in Houten, the Netherlands, my eye fell upon this rather pretty Titus denarius. Although the price is higher than I usually pay for a coin (€50), I really, really liked it for several reasons: 1) the toning is pretty nice, 2) most details are still visible, and 3) the reverse, which shows a curule chair and a wreath on top of it is a nice adition to my republic Regulus denarius. First, the coin. It's a bit scratched, however, somehow these scratches are not visible with the naked eye, but only when on the photograph. Ruler: Titus Denomination: Denarius. Minted ca. 80 AD, Rome Obs: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M Head of Titus, laureate, right; rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P Curule chair; wreath, above Weight: 2.98g; Ø:1.7cm Catalogue: RIC 108 Acquired: 21-09-2019 The Regulus denarius: Regulus; Denomination: Denarius Obs: L•REGVLVS •P R• Bare head of L. Livineius Regulus to right; Rev: REGVLVS•F, in exergue: PRAEF•VR Curule chair between two fasces. Catalogue: Babelon (Livineia) 8. Crawford 494/31. RBW 1736. Sydenham 1113 Please post your Titus' coinage!
Congrats, @Roerbakmix , great coins! A couple Titi: RI Titus 79-81 CE AR Denarius Ceres seated corn ear poppy torch RI Titus 79-81 CE AR Denarius Sow piglets
Nice first Titus! This pulvinar type was possibly struck commemorating the opening ceremonies of the Flavian Amphitheatre and may show the pulvinar of Vespasian, honouring his labours in its construction. Here is a slight variant with a semi-circular decoration or backer. Titus AR Denarius, 3.26g Rome mint, 80 AD RIC 108 (C2). BMC 66. RSC 318. BNC 53. Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P; Curule chair; above, wreath Ex JW Harper Collection.
I have an Alexandrian tet of Titus... Titus, A.D. 79-81 Billon Tetradrachm, 25mm, 9.3 grams, 12h EGYPT, Alexandria. Year 3 = A.D. 81 Obverse: AVTOK TITOY KAIE OVEEPAEIANOY EEB; Laureate head right. Reverse: OMO-NOIA; Homonoia seated left, holding out branch, LT in lower left field. Reference: RPC 2467; Dattari 423
Nice catch @Roerbakmix Here is one of my favourite coins of Titus. A rare left facing denarius. RIC 103 (R2). Ex: Schlomo Moussaieff.
TITUS (79-81). Denarius. Rome. Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM. Laureate head right. Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII PP. Tripod with fillets, upon which sit two ravens and wreath surmounted by dolphin.
Possibly the pulvinar of Apollo is represented here. Regarding the occasion, I subscribe to the more recent theory that this pulvinar series was struck to commemorate the opening games of the Colosseum. See N.T. Elkins, 'The Flavian Colosseum Sestertii: Currency or Largesse?' in Numismatic Chronicle 166 (2006).
Thanks for the reference to this information. I'll try to locate it to read about that theory. This coin has an interesting reverse with the Apollo iconography.
@Roerbakmix , it was a pleasure walking around the fair with you for a while and finally meeting you IRL! Hopefully you’ve enjoyed yourself and found my introduction to the fair satisfactory . And that Titus sure is a stunner for a good price! Love the reverse and the toning. I am afraid I don’t currently have a picture of my Titus I am happy with, so how about, at the risk of hijacking your thread a little, I’ll post my purchases from the fair instead: My first ex-Dattari tet! Hadrian, year 5. Love the Egyptian Canopus on the reverse. Dattari 1318. And I got this Tram from Cilician-Armenia (Hetoum I and Zabel) for quite a decent price for the condition. By te whay, were any of our other Dutch members present in Houten? @Andres2 or @Pellinore?
