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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2862481, member: 72818&quot;]Another fantastic thread!!! Wonderful posts everyone!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Like Mat, I REALLY LOVE the silver and gold best IOM, but I&#039;d happily add any of them to my collection<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My modest contribution:</p><p><br /></p><p>AR Denarius of Titus, struck at Rome 80 AD</p><p>3.21 grams, 18 mm</p><p>Laureate bust right</p><p>IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM</p><p>Elephant advancing right</p><p>TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P</p><p>RIC 115</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My understanding is that this coin was meant to commemorate the opening of the 100 days of games at the (Flavian) Amphitheater which was also referred to as the &#039;Hunting Theater&#039; and centuries later as the &#039;Colosseum&#039; that we all know today. Most &#039;authorities&#039; including the authors of a small book titled &quot;Colosseum&quot;, co-authored by Mary Beard and Keith Hopkins, argue that the games were spread over a much longer time ---perhaps a year---and not held consecutively day after day. Moreover they feel the number of animals slain during these games are grossly exaggerated by ancient authors and were &#039;only&#039; a fraction of the 5-9,000 reported as slain---still a staggering figure. It seems that animals were &#039;matched&#039; against other species, among themselves and against human adversaries usually referred to as &#039;bestiarius&#039;. Elephants seem to have &#039;enjoyed&#039; the same protocols, typically matched against bulls, other elephants or human hunters.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/titus-elephant-denarius-3-21-grams-ric-115-avf-jpg.646868/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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