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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3995297, member: 74968"]No, that is not strange at all. Thanks for the question.</p><p><br /></p><p>This reverse legend occurs on only 5 types-1 for Vespasian and 4 for Titus as Caesar. Of the 5, 3 are aurei-1 for Vespasian and 2 for Titus as Caesar. This means there are only 2 denarii of this type (RIC 694 and RIC 695). Both of these are rare. RIC 694 is rated R2 (very few examples known) and RIC 695 is R3 (one example known).</p><p><br /></p><p>Strangely, 2 of the aurei are actually rated as much more common than the denarii. RIC 696 is rated C and 707 is rated C as well. Of these 2 only RIC 696 has the same reverse legend of the denarii. The other aureus is for Vespasian (RIC 687) and is rated as R3.</p><p><br /></p><p>To sum up, there are only 3 types which are for Titus as Caesar that have this reverse legend and this obverse legend (RIC 694, 695, and 696). The obverse legend is T CAESAR IMP VESP. There are only 8 types which use this obverse legend. 3 of those include RIC 694, 695, and 696. Among the 8 types 2 are aurei and the rest are denarii.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3995297, member: 74968"]No, that is not strange at all. Thanks for the question. This reverse legend occurs on only 5 types-1 for Vespasian and 4 for Titus as Caesar. Of the 5, 3 are aurei-1 for Vespasian and 2 for Titus as Caesar. This means there are only 2 denarii of this type (RIC 694 and RIC 695). Both of these are rare. RIC 694 is rated R2 (very few examples known) and RIC 695 is R3 (one example known). Strangely, 2 of the aurei are actually rated as much more common than the denarii. RIC 696 is rated C and 707 is rated C as well. Of these 2 only RIC 696 has the same reverse legend of the denarii. The other aureus is for Vespasian (RIC 687) and is rated as R3. To sum up, there are only 3 types which are for Titus as Caesar that have this reverse legend and this obverse legend (RIC 694, 695, and 696). The obverse legend is T CAESAR IMP VESP. There are only 8 types which use this obverse legend. 3 of those include RIC 694, 695, and 696. Among the 8 types 2 are aurei and the rest are denarii. I hope this helps.[/QUOTE]
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