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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 6662917, member: 82616&quot;]One of my numismatic New Year&#039;s resolutions was to begin collecting the extensive Restoration series of bronze coins struck by Titus and Domitian. I&#039;ve always been fascinated by the series and was very pleased to have recently acquired my first Restoration coin. Anyone who has watched the <i>I, Claudius</i> series will vividly recall Germanicus&#039;s death and the subsequent poison trial of senator Piso.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1269195[/ATTACH] <b>Germanicus, Restored by Titus </b></p><p>Æ As, 10.16g</p><p>Rome mint, 80-81 AD</p><p>Obv: GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N; Head of Germanicus, bare, l.</p><p>Rev: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG RESTITVIT; S C in centre</p><p>RIC 442 (C). BMC -. BNC -.</p><p>Acquired from Herakles, March 2021.</p><p><br /></p><p>Titus struck an extensive restoration series of bronze coins of Flavian approved past emperors and imperial family members which reproduced the original coins in their entirety. While this veneration of past coinages was not a new idea (Vespasian copied past types on many reverses for the precious metal issues) it was quite an innovation to copy both the obverse and reverse of these past coinages. To do so likely had a dual purpose - one, to recoin types that were being recalled or falling out of circulation and to keep their memory alive, and secondly to link the Flavian house with those past revered personages. The meaning is quite clear on the reverse with Titus declaring he has restored (RESTITVIT) the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Germanicus Julius Caesar (24 May 15 BC – 10 October 19 AD) was an immensely beloved member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia the Younger, grandson to the emperor Augustus, nephew to the emperor Tiberius, and brother to the emperor Claudius. He was a very successful general in Germania and celebrated a triumph for those campaigns. He later died in Syria of unknown causes (although, it is rumoured the &#039;Tiberius friendly&#039; Senator Piso had him poisoned). Apparently, he was still a beloved figure during the Flavian era. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post anything you feel may be relevant or your own New Year&#039;s resolution coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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