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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 3471387, member: 82616"]I was really thrilled when this coin recently arrived in the mail. It's much better in hand than I had initially <i>hoped</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]923425[/ATTACH]<b>Titus as Caesar</b></p><p>Æ As, 11.03g</p><p>Rome mint, 76 AD (Vespasian)</p><p>RIC 914 (R). BMC 728.</p><p>Obv: T CAESAR IMP COS V; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: S C in field; Spes stg. l. with flower</p><p>Acquired from eBay, April 2019.</p><p><br /></p><p>A small issue of bronze was struck by the Rome mint in 76. The asses of this issue were produced on larger than normal flans (27-28mm) and at a slightly heavier weight. Surprisingly, this Spes type from 76 struck for Titus Caesar is fairly rare with many specimens sharing this coin's die combination. Spes was a fairly common reverse type of the dynasty and was likely copied from a well known cult statue. As the goddess of hope, she is the perfect 'heir apparent' personification for a future emperor. As Mattingly put it in BMCRE II - 'The flower is an opening bud, she is raising her skirt in order to hasten forward.'</p><p><br /></p><p>A very pleasing coin sporting a rich coppery hue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 3471387, member: 82616"]I was really thrilled when this coin recently arrived in the mail. It's much better in hand than I had initially [I]hoped[/I]. [ATTACH=full]923425[/ATTACH][B]Titus as Caesar[/B] Æ As, 11.03g Rome mint, 76 AD (Vespasian) RIC 914 (R). BMC 728. Obv: T CAESAR IMP COS V; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: S C in field; Spes stg. l. with flower Acquired from eBay, April 2019. A small issue of bronze was struck by the Rome mint in 76. The asses of this issue were produced on larger than normal flans (27-28mm) and at a slightly heavier weight. Surprisingly, this Spes type from 76 struck for Titus Caesar is fairly rare with many specimens sharing this coin's die combination. Spes was a fairly common reverse type of the dynasty and was likely copied from a well known cult statue. As the goddess of hope, she is the perfect 'heir apparent' personification for a future emperor. As Mattingly put it in BMCRE II - 'The flower is an opening bud, she is raising her skirt in order to hasten forward.' A very pleasing coin sporting a rich coppery hue.[/QUOTE]
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