I just received these 2 Flavian coins in the last couple of days and have 4 more on the way. After seeing some of David's and others great coins and getting some great advice and suggestions from him I have been much more interested in the coins of the Falvians. It's an interesting time in history and there is a great variety of attractive and historic coins available. Vespasian AE Dupondius minted 79 AD Obv. Laureate head left. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Rev. Winged caduceus between two crossed cornucopia. PON MAX TR POT P P COS V CENS. RIC-759, 14.45 grams. Titus AR Denarius minted from 1 Jan - 30 June 80 AD Obv. Laureate head right. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M Rev. Elephant, cuirassed, standing left. TR P IMP XV COS VIII P P. RIC-115, 3.22 grams.
Those are both very attractive examples with lots of eye-appeal!! Congrats!!! My two examples of the type:
Personally, I'm glad that you are orienting towards the Flavian era. It gives me another person to geek out with. And I love your two new additions! The Titus denarius is what I would call 'worn with good eye appeal'. Welcome to the club!
Thanks David. I really appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge. I hope to pass on what I learn one day.
Sometimes the mint just did not engrave 'S C' on the AE coinage. I don't know the reasons why the mint workers were not consistent about it.
I agree and had to look at it several times before I could understand the elephant. More like a giant tapir An absurd but fun "collection" on my list (since Warren was asking about lists earlier) is "Least Realistic Elephants". This one would be a fine candidate, and I love it! There are several Roman Republican candidates for the collection. It seems that many engravers had never laid eyes on an elephant, judging from the hilarious renderings on some.
It seems like of all the animals it's the elephants they get wrong most often. An wierd elephant thread could be interesting.
