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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2794868, member: 82616&quot;]Slowly but surely I&#039;m crossing coins off my Bucket List. This Titus cistophorus is the most recent one. These do not show up frequently in trade, so needless to say I had a long wait.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]650043[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Titus</b></p><p>AR Cistophorus, 10.55g</p><p>Rome mint (for Asia), 80-81 AD</p><p>RIC 516 (R), BMC 149, RSC 398 , RPC 861 (4 spec.)</p><p>Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: Aquila between two standards, one surmounted by a banner, the other by a hand</p><p>Ex CNG E400, 28 June 2017, lot 609.</p><p><br /></p><p>A small issue of Asian cistophori were struck under Titus in 80 or 81 AD. Style and the six o&#039;clock die axis point to Rome as the likely mint. Two types were coined for Titus - Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus and Aquila between two standards. These are the only coins of Titus that are identifiable as being struck after the fire of 80 since one of the types commemorates the restoration of the Capitoline Temple. The issue continued into Domitian&#039;s reign with the same two reverse types. The fact that Titus&#039; cistophori are much rarer than those of Domitian may indicate they were struck near the end of Titus&#039; reign in 81 rather than 80. The aquila between two standards copies similar reverses from Nero&#039;s denarii and the bronze of Galba. The portraits on Titus&#039; cistophori are in the same style as his pulvinaria denarii.</p><p><br /></p><p>The golden rainbow toning is icing on the cake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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