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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 7607049, member: 74968"]On the face of it, this coin does not seem very special. Not only is it a very common coin of Titus, it has suffered some very obvious damage. However, it is that damage that makes it so interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was a part of the famous metallurgical study by Butcher and Ponting. This coin was once owned by Dr. Jyrki Muona. Dr. Muona loaned the coin to the authors for this study. This coin was also sold by Harlan Berk after the coin was used in the study.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, it is also a Flavian denarius and that alone was interesting to me. However, the provenance made this coin a must have. This coin is proof that a coin does not have to be expensive in order to be very interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>My sincere thanks go to Marc Breitsprecher. I have bought from him before and have always been pleased. He is great to deal with.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1309711[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Titus AR Denarius</p><p>(16.98mm 2.65g)</p><p>Obv: <i>MP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AV[G P M], laureate head right</i></p><p><i>Rev: TR P IX IM[P XV C]OS VIII P P, curule chair</i></p><p><i>RIC I 108 Rome; </i></p><p><i>The Metallurgy of the Roman Silver Coinage From the Reform of Nero to the Reform of Trajan, page 356, coin M40 (<b>this coin</b>), 79% silver content </i></p><p><i>Description: toned VF. One quarter of the coin is cut away so that its metallic composition could be tested. Ex Harlan J Berk with his tag. From the collection of Jyrki Muona, Helsinki, Finland, who loaned 65 coins to Kevin Butcher and Matthew Ponting for metallurgical analysis and inclusion in their important monograph "The Metallurgy of the Roman Silver Coinage From the Reform of Nero to the Reform of Trajan", Cambridge, GB, 2014. </i></p><p><i>Purchased from Marc Breitsprecher May 2021</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 7607049, member: 74968"]On the face of it, this coin does not seem very special. Not only is it a very common coin of Titus, it has suffered some very obvious damage. However, it is that damage that makes it so interesting. This coin was a part of the famous metallurgical study by Butcher and Ponting. This coin was once owned by Dr. Jyrki Muona. Dr. Muona loaned the coin to the authors for this study. This coin was also sold by Harlan Berk after the coin was used in the study. Of course, it is also a Flavian denarius and that alone was interesting to me. However, the provenance made this coin a must have. This coin is proof that a coin does not have to be expensive in order to be very interesting. My sincere thanks go to Marc Breitsprecher. I have bought from him before and have always been pleased. He is great to deal with. [ATTACH=full]1309711[/ATTACH] Titus AR Denarius (16.98mm 2.65g) Obv: [I]MP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AV[G P M], laureate head right Rev: TR P IX IM[P XV C]OS VIII P P, curule chair RIC I 108 Rome; The Metallurgy of the Roman Silver Coinage From the Reform of Nero to the Reform of Trajan, page 356, coin M40 ([B]this coin[/B]), 79% silver content Description: toned VF. One quarter of the coin is cut away so that its metallic composition could be tested. Ex Harlan J Berk with his tag. From the collection of Jyrki Muona, Helsinki, Finland, who loaned 65 coins to Kevin Butcher and Matthew Ponting for metallurgical analysis and inclusion in their important monograph "The Metallurgy of the Roman Silver Coinage From the Reform of Nero to the Reform of Trajan", Cambridge, GB, 2014. Purchased from Marc Breitsprecher May 2021[/I][/QUOTE]
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