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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 2707074, member: 82616"]Those of you that are familar with my Flavian coin fixation will not be surprised by my newest addition.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 80 AD, Titus struck a series of denarii that likely commemorates the opening games of the Colosseum. One of the types consists of a triangular frame atop a square seat. It comes in three variants: RIC 124a with five palmettes, RIC 124b with three palmettes (the rarest of the three variants), and RIC 124c with nine palmettes. I was finally able to obtain a rare 124b!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]610394[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Titus</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.43g</p><p>Rome mint, 80 AD</p><p>RIC 124b (C2), BMC 61, 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 three palmettes</p><p><br /></p><p>This denarius is a reverse die match with the RIC 125 plate coin, a left facing portrait variant of the type.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, this is cause for a minor celebration. To almost everyone else it's just another Titus denarius, and that's OK by me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 2707074, member: 82616"]Those of you that are familar with my Flavian coin fixation will not be surprised by my newest addition. In 80 AD, Titus struck a series of denarii that likely commemorates the opening games of the Colosseum. One of the types consists of a triangular frame atop a square seat. It comes in three variants: RIC 124a with five palmettes, RIC 124b with three palmettes (the rarest of the three variants), and RIC 124c with nine palmettes. I was finally able to obtain a rare 124b! [ATTACH=full]610394[/ATTACH] [B]Titus[/B] AR Denarius, 3.43g Rome mint, 80 AD RIC 124b (C2), BMC 61, RSC 313a Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P; Seat, draped; above, triangular frame with three palmettes This denarius is a reverse die match with the RIC 125 plate coin, a left facing portrait variant of the type. Personally, this is cause for a minor celebration. To almost everyone else it's just another Titus denarius, and that's OK by me. :)[/QUOTE]
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