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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nemo, post: 2363588, member: 58462&quot;]Here are two rarer denarii of Vespasian and Titus from my collection, both with the same reverse die. (Interestingly, this same die was also used to strike aurei for Titus, pictured below but unfortunately NOT in my collection).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]482423[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]482422[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]482424[/ATTACH] </p><p>The reverse type refers to Vespasian and Titus&#039; triumph over the Jews in 71 AD, the year before the coin was struck. Curtis Clay noted that usually the branch held by the emperor is depicted in the field, below the scepter that he holds in his other hand, but on this die Titus rests his right forearm on the rim of the car and holds the branch slightly downwards, so that it is seen overlapping the top of the car, just above the tail of the horse in the foreground.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was wondering if anyone else has examples of intentionally shared reverse dies for these or any other Emperors?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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