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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2454371, member: 82616&quot;]I was very happy to receive a very scarce quinarius this past week.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]513282[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Titus as Caesar</b></p><p>AR Quinarius</p><p>Rome mint, 73 AD</p><p>RIC V532 (R3), BMC -, RSC -</p><p>Obv: T CAES IMP VESP P TR P CENS; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: VICTORIA AVGVST; Victory adv. r., with wreath and palm</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an extremely rare quinarius struck for Titus Caesar in 73, the year of his joint censorship with Vespasian. What makes this coin notable is the spelling of &#039;AVGVST&#039; in the reverse legend. The more common quinarii from the issue spell it &#039;AVGVSTI&#039;, although they too are rare. Apparently this is the second known specimen, the other is cited in the new RIC II and is held by the Museo Nazionale Romano in Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>For a quinarius, this is in fairly good condition. Well centred with an agreeable portrait.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also received this vintage Bausch and Lomb magnifying glass just in time to try it out on my new tiny treasure before it goes to the safe deposit box.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]513283[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure how old the magnifier is, but judging from the look of the box I&#039;m guessing it dates to the 1940&#039;s. Amazingly, it&#039;s in perfect condition with not one scratch on the lens and looks like new. I don&#039;t think the piece has ever been used over the intervening 70 years. If anyone has more information on it please let me know. The lens measures 3 1/4&quot; and has a magnification of 2x or 3x.</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems like I&#039;ve really gone old school recently - what with putting my coins in paper envelopes and now viewing them through vintage optics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post your quinarii, Titus coins, or vintage optics.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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