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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3504401, member: 82616&quot;]This beauty arrived over the weekend. Unfortunately, the photography doesn&#039;t quite capture the fetching greenish-grey patina very well.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]929165[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Titus as Caesar</b></p><p>Æ As, 10.20g</p><p>Rome mint, 72 AD (Vespasian)</p><p>RIC 444 (R). BMC 642.</p><p>Obv: T CAES VESPASIAN IMP P TR P COS II; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: FIDES PVBLICA; S C below; Hands clasped over caduceus and corn ears</p><p>Acquired from Gert Boersema, April 2019.</p><p><br /></p><p>The clasped hands type had been introduced during Vespasian&#039;s great bronze issues of 71. It perhaps symbolises good faith in the corn supply (corn ears), trade (caduceus), and agricultural abundance. From the moment coins were issued in Titus Caesar&#039;s name in 72 he shared many of the reverses struck for his father, such as this clasped hands type. It must have contained a very important message for the regime since it was also produced in silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my example struck in silver for Titus Caesar from Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]929166[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Titus as Caesar</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.12g</p><p>Rome Mint, 73 AD (Vespasian)</p><p>RIC 528 (R). BMC 91a. RSC 87b.</p><p>Obv: T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT CENS; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: FIDES PVBL; Hands clasped over caduceus, two poppies and two corn-ears</p><p>Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>And a bit later from Ephesus(?).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]929167[/ATTACH]<b>Titus as Caesar</b></p><p>AR Denarius 3.28g</p><p>Ephesus (?) mint, 76 AD (Vespasian)</p><p>RIC 1485 (R). BMC p. 102 note. RSC 87. RPC 1459 (2 spec.).</p><p>Obv: T CAES IMP VESP CENS; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r. &#039;o&#039; mint mark below neck</p><p>Rev: FIDES PVBL; Hands clasped over caduceus, two poppies and two corn ears</p><p>Ex eBay, October 2016.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Post your hand shakes!</p><p><br /></p><p>NB: Corn = grain, not maize.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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