My first acquisition of the new year

I thought about this one for a while before buying it. In the end the price was reduced and I had to have it. This early coin of Titus as emperor is very rare. the left facing portrait on this type is much rarer than the right facing variety.

Forum Ancient Coins = 2 (one belongs to @David Atherton )
OCRE = 0
Wildwinds = 0
RIC = 1 cited in the Paris collection
Acsearch = 2

Please post your favourite coins of Titus.





Titus AR Denarius 79 CE after July 1
Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, Laureate head left.
Rev: TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P, Capricorn left; globus below.
RIC 20 (R2), BMC p. 227 note, RSC 282
Ex: ANE Store on Vcoins

 

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You start off the year with a nice coin!

 

Titus is a great way to start off the New Year, Orfew. I like it!

My collection is pretty scanty in the Titus area - here is my favorite, if not in very good condition, Venus standing. It may be a fourree:



Titus Denarius
(79 A.D.)
Rome Mint
IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head rt. / TR P VIIII [IMP] XIIII COS VII P P Venus standing rt. leaning on cippus, holding helmet & spear.
RIC 34; RSC 268; BMC 9
(2.35 grams / 19 mm)

 

Nice denarius. Here's my billion tet of Alexandria.

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

 

A good start to the year, and similar to my first coin of the year .

 

Great way to begin the new year with a coin of the twelve Caesars. Here's my only one of Titus which was struck in Judea during the reign of the last Herodian king Agrippa II. Hendin 612.

 

Great coin to start off your year!
I still have ZERO coins from Titus

 

A decent example at a fair price. I'm glad you got it Andrew, you're not likely to come across another for quite some time!

 

Congrats Orfew , nice catch

my favourite Titus:

 

My favorite Titus is this Eastern mint bull. The coin was said to be ex. Mabbott collection but I do not have that catalog to check.


My capricorn has the more common portrait right.

 

Nice coin Andrew! Before I opened the thread, I read the title... I thought: “HAS to be a Flavian”.

Well, yup I was right, but... wow, what a GREAT find! Congrats!

I like pigs...


RI Titus 79-81 CE AR Denarius Sow piglets

 

@Orfew....Nice coin! Love the reverse, it being my star sign....
Seem to remember you have another Capricorn reverse of Augustus?....
Lovely addition to your amazing collection...Congratulations ..Paul