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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 3288752, member: 82616"]My latest addition is a nice illustration of why it is important to have a coin in hand when there is a tricky attribution afoot.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]869576[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Titus</b></p><p>Æ As, 11.89g</p><p>Rome mint, 80-81 AD</p><p>RIC 233 (R3). BMC - .</p><p>Obv: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, l.</p><p>Rev: PAX AVGVST; S C in field; Pax stg. l., with branch and cornucopiae</p><p>Acquired from Praefectus Coins, December 2018.</p><p><br /></p><p>The various stock Pax types struck for Titus are general carry-overs from Vespasian's reign and are normally seen on Titus' sestertii and asses. This as features a rare variant of the standing Pax type. She is seen here holding a cornucopiae instead of the much more common variant with caduceus. This reverse type with AVGVST instead of AVGVSTI is also extremely rare - only one specimen was known when the new RIC II.1 was published. </p><p><br /></p><p>Judging from the seller's photo I assumed this to be the 'AVGVSTI' variant when I purchased it. After examining it in hand I realised that what I thought was an 'I' in the photo was actually a minor ding, making this coin the second example of the type with 'AVGVST'. Needless to say, a most pleasant surprise!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an image of the reverse I snapped with my phone.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]869577[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post your 'surprises'![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 3288752, member: 82616"]My latest addition is a nice illustration of why it is important to have a coin in hand when there is a tricky attribution afoot. [ATTACH=full]869576[/ATTACH] [B]Titus[/B] Æ As, 11.89g Rome mint, 80-81 AD RIC 233 (R3). BMC - . Obv: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, l. Rev: PAX AVGVST; S C in field; Pax stg. l., with branch and cornucopiae Acquired from Praefectus Coins, December 2018. The various stock Pax types struck for Titus are general carry-overs from Vespasian's reign and are normally seen on Titus' sestertii and asses. This as features a rare variant of the standing Pax type. She is seen here holding a cornucopiae instead of the much more common variant with caduceus. This reverse type with AVGVST instead of AVGVSTI is also extremely rare - only one specimen was known when the new RIC II.1 was published. Judging from the seller's photo I assumed this to be the 'AVGVSTI' variant when I purchased it. After examining it in hand I realised that what I thought was an 'I' in the photo was actually a minor ding, making this coin the second example of the type with 'AVGVST'. Needless to say, a most pleasant surprise! Here is an image of the reverse I snapped with my phone. [ATTACH=full]869577[/ATTACH] Feel free to post your 'surprises'![/QUOTE]
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