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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 13231795, member: 44132&quot;]To say I was surprised would put it mildly.&nbsp; I never expected my family to collude to get me a present I really wanted this year and not socks or ties.&nbsp; When my youngest son was here visiting we talked about my collection and some of the coins I&#039;d like to add to it in the future.&nbsp; An innocent conversation, or so I thought.</p><p><br /></p><p>My sons and wife got together and found one of the many coins we talked about.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been missing coins of the Judea Capta series and I&#039;m woefully shy of Titus coins.&nbsp; So, this is what they came up with:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1529516[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1529517[/ATTACH]</p><p>OBVERSE: DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate head right</p><p>REVERSE: EX-SC, Victory standing left, holding shield on palm; seated captive</p><p>&quot;Judaea Capta&quot; issue&quot;</p><p>Struck at Rome, 80-81 AD</p><p>3.4g, 19mm</p><p>RIC II 59a (Titus); BMCRE 112 (Titus); Brin 80; RSC 144</p><p><br /></p><p>Obviously, I have yet to remove it from it&#039;s tomb, but I will.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show your Christmas/holiday gifts</p><p><br /></p><p>Merry Christmas to all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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