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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2720142, member: 82616&quot;]I purchased my latest coin because it has a minor variant I find pretty interesting. It goes without saying this variant is mostly unnoticed by dealers and collectors alike. I&#039;m a sucker for numismatic minutiae.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]615888[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Titus</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.35g</p><p>Rome Mint 80 AD</p><p>RIC 124c (C2), BMC 62, RSC 313a</p><p>Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P; Seat, draped; above, triangular frame with nine palmettes, lituus within triangle</p><p>Acquired from M. Veissid &amp; Co. (eBay), April 2017.</p><p><br /></p><p>A rare variant of this common &#039;pulvinaria&#039; type showing a lituus within the triangle. Perhaps one in ten dies have this variant. The upcoming RIC II.1 Addenda notes that some specimens may show a lituus.</p><p><br /></p><p>This denarius was struck possibly to commemorate the religious ceremonies connected with the opening games of the Colosseum.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also of interest is the fantastic &#039;bull-necked&#039; portrait. I have several other Titus denarii with a similar style of portrait (probably all from the same hand) and they are among my favourites.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fellow numismatic nerds, feel free to share any variant coins you may have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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