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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 8199788, member: 82616&quot;]As soon as I saw this coin listed I fell in love with it. The portrait is in superb style, no doubt created by a very talented engraver. Their handiwork is quite detectable throughout Titus&#039;s 80-81 bronze issues.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1436679[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian as Caesar [Titus]</b></p><p>Æ Dupondius/As, 11.22g</p><p>Rome mint, 80-81 AD </p><p>Obv: CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN COS VII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: S C in field; Minerva stg. l., with thunderbolt and spear; shield at her side</p><p>RIC 348 (C). BMC -. BNC 256.</p><p>Acquired from Laurel Coins, January 2021.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dupondii struck for Domitian Caesar under Vespasian and Titus have portraits that lack the radiate crown normally associated with that denomination. At times it can be a bit confusing determining if a coin is a dupondius or an As. This coin&#039;s heavier weight suggests it is a dupondius. Struck under Titus, the reverse features Domitian&#039;s patron deity Minerva and hints that he had quite a bit to say regarding his coin types. A common variant of the type, unusually missing from the BM.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please show your superb portraits![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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