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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orfew, post: 7747581, member: 74968&quot;]Listed as common, this denarius is devilishly hard to find. Perhaps it is over-represented in the museum collections. What makes this denarius rare is the lack of PP in the reverse legend. </p><p><br /></p><p>Rarity aside, this coin has a couple of other attractive features. First, I rather like the Vespasian-like portrait. It is worn but has much charm in my view. I also really like the Capricorn on the reverse. It is rendered with considerable skill and artistry. This coin was struck very early in the reign of Titus. Some of these early coins for Titus as Augustus are very hard to find and this one is no exception. So, if you see a coin of Titus without PP in the legend, you will know it is rare. In fact, this coin is the only denarius in the first 2 groups of coins for Titus as Augustus that is marked as common. All of the other denarii in these groups are rare to extremely rare. I count myself very fortunate to have added 3 denarii from the first 2 groups to my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>At first glance, this coin just looks like a coin with a worn portrait. However, coins like this are worth a second glance, particularly if you are hunting Flavian rarities.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your coins of Titus or a rarity mistaken as a common coin. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Titus AR Denarius. Rome. 79 CE after July 1.</p><p>(18mm 3.19g)</p><p>Obv: Head laureate right; IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM</p><p>Rev: Capricorn left, globe below; TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII</p><p>RIC 5; BMC P. 224 note; RSC 280a</p><p>Purchased from CGB (cgbfr.com) July 1, 2021</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1326554[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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