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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 3214105, member: 82616"]A brief word about Titus' 15th imperial acclamation which was awarded for a victory by Agricola in northern Britain (Dio 66.20.3). There is an issue of denarii which record Titus as IMP XV and COS VII. He was still IMP XIIII on 8 Sept and would continue to be COS VII until 31 December. So, sometime between those two dates he received his 15th imperial acclamation for the British victory. Presumably, the victory occurred before the end of the campaign season, perhaps no later than September. It would take a few weeks for news of the battle to reach Rome and the appropriate measures by the Senate to award the acclamation to Titus - early October seems likely. Coins would immediately be struck recording the new title. If ever a coin is found in the debris of either Pompeii or Herculaneum that records Titus as IMP XV, combined with the newly unearthed charcoal inscription, it would be incontrovertible evidence of a later date for the eruption. In effect, a little coin can make big changes to history!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]835377[/ATTACH]<b>Titus</b> </p><p>AR Denarius, 3.29g</p><p>Rome Mint, 79 AD</p><p>RIC 50 (R2). BMC 32. RSC 297.</p><p>Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, l.</p><p>Rev: TR P VIIII IMP <b>XV</b> COS <b>VII</b> P P; Trophy; below, captive kneeling r.</p><p>Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whether or not this coin's reverse type commemorates a British victory is debatable, but the reverse legend indeed records it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 3214105, member: 82616"]A brief word about Titus' 15th imperial acclamation which was awarded for a victory by Agricola in northern Britain (Dio 66.20.3). There is an issue of denarii which record Titus as IMP XV and COS VII. He was still IMP XIIII on 8 Sept and would continue to be COS VII until 31 December. So, sometime between those two dates he received his 15th imperial acclamation for the British victory. Presumably, the victory occurred before the end of the campaign season, perhaps no later than September. It would take a few weeks for news of the battle to reach Rome and the appropriate measures by the Senate to award the acclamation to Titus - early October seems likely. Coins would immediately be struck recording the new title. If ever a coin is found in the debris of either Pompeii or Herculaneum that records Titus as IMP XV, combined with the newly unearthed charcoal inscription, it would be incontrovertible evidence of a later date for the eruption. In effect, a little coin can make big changes to history! [ATTACH=full]835377[/ATTACH][B]Titus[/B] AR Denarius, 3.29g Rome Mint, 79 AD RIC 50 (R2). BMC 32. RSC 297. Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, l. Rev: TR P VIIII IMP [B]XV[/B] COS [B]VII[/B] P P; Trophy; below, captive kneeling r. Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection. Whether or not this coin's reverse type commemorates a British victory is debatable, but the reverse legend indeed records it![/QUOTE]
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