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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2490254, member: 72818&quot;]Of course this about fine+ grade silver coin is a denarius struck under Vespasian when Titus was &#039;Caesar&#039;. The &#039;yoke&#039; of oxen symbolize colonization, however wear and perhaps a weak strike make the two oxen appear as one; the &#039;extra&#039; shoulder muscle and the excess number of legs a clue that there is actually more than one oxen on this reverse<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Besides my desire to add a few coins of Titus to the &#039;Flavian&#039; mix I have accumulated of late, I was particularly taken in by the fact that his coin apparently symbolizes and commemorates a specific event and DID NOT require any reduction in the number of legions. According to Forum:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The ceremonial founding of a colony included plowing a furrow, the pomerium, a sacred boundary, around the site of the new city. Although no legions were disbanded after the Jewish revolt, there were many retiring veterans that needed to be settled. Vespasian founded a colony at Caesarea Maritima, the first in the province.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver Denarius of Titus, circa 79-81 AD</p><p>Rome mint; 3.33 grams, 19 mm</p><p>Laureate head right</p><p>T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVUS</p><p>Yoke of two oxen, COS VI in exergue</p><p>RIC II part 1; RSC II 67</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post any Flavian coins you may have or any other coin(s) that depict the &#039;Pomerium&#039;....or any &#039;type&#039; you may wish to share<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]526950[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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