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<p>[QUOTE="PeteB, post: 7562455, member: 99412"][ATTACH=full]1303986[/ATTACH] </p><p>Titus, as Caesar; 69-79 AD. AR denarius (21x18mm; 3.32gm; 6h). Antioch mint. "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Obv: T CAES (IMP) VESP PON TRPOT, His laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: No legend. Titus Standing right holding spear and parazonium; left foot on globe (not visible here); captive Judaea seated right on the ground in a mourning mode, at the base of a palm tree. The coin was struck in ancient times by some round, ball-shaped object, probably metal, at the base of the palm tree, which flattened the palm trunk and Titus' left leg. The impact carried through to flatten slightly Titus' head above the ear. Tiny metallic deposit on the "R" of the TRPOT obverse legend. RIC II 1562 (Vespasian); Hendin 1492; RPC 1934; RSC 392.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PeteB, post: 7562455, member: 99412"][ATTACH=full]1303986[/ATTACH] Titus, as Caesar; 69-79 AD. AR denarius (21x18mm; 3.32gm; 6h). Antioch mint. "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Obv: T CAES (IMP) VESP PON TRPOT, His laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev: No legend. Titus Standing right holding spear and parazonium; left foot on globe (not visible here); captive Judaea seated right on the ground in a mourning mode, at the base of a palm tree. The coin was struck in ancient times by some round, ball-shaped object, probably metal, at the base of the palm tree, which flattened the palm trunk and Titus' left leg. The impact carried through to flatten slightly Titus' head above the ear. Tiny metallic deposit on the "R" of the TRPOT obverse legend. RIC II 1562 (Vespasian); Hendin 1492; RPC 1934; RSC 392.[/QUOTE]
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