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<p>[QUOTE="DCCR, post: 3743023, member: 106566"]I've been looking at the coins of Titus that celebrate Agricola's victory at the River Tay and (almost) everyone seems to assign them to RIC II 101, 102 or 104. For example:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3299327" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3299327" rel="nofollow">CNG Auction 318 Lot 644</a> - RIC II 101</p><p><a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3374&lot=1124" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3374&lot=1124" rel="nofollow">Roma Numismatics XVIII Lot 1124</a> - RIC 102</p><p><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s2511.html#RIC_0102" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s2511.html#RIC_0102" rel="nofollow">Wildwinds</a> - RIC 102</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1435927" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1435927" rel="nofollow">CNG 291 Lot 383</a> - RIC 102</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3347706" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3347706" rel="nofollow">CNG 382 - Lot 391</a> - RIC 102</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=729263" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=729263" rel="nofollow">CNG 225 Lot 337</a> - RIC 102</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-british-victory-for-titus.304564/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-british-victory-for-titus.304564/">This thread on CoinTalk</a> - RIC 104 (R), RIC 102 (C)</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2972929" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2972929" rel="nofollow">Savoca Auction 7 lot 463</a> - RIC 102 (C)</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1295409" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1295409" rel="nofollow">Ira & Larry Goldberg Auction 69 Lot 3519</a> - RIC 102</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1214990" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1214990" rel="nofollow">Heritage Auctions Auction 3003 Lot 20537</a> - RIC 206(?) and 102</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1633152" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1633152" rel="nofollow">Künker Auction 19 Lot 410</a> - RIC II 102</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=925829" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=925829" rel="nofollow">Gemini Auction VII Lot 752</a> - RIC 102 (C)</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>The problem is that RIC II itself defines these types as 21a and b, with 101, 102 and 104 being something completely different:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>101: Sestertius. S.C. Titus in quadriga r.</p><p>102: Sestertius. S.C. Hexastyle temple of Jupiter</p><p>104: Sestertius. S.C. Titus on horseback l., receiving palladium from Roma. standing r., r. foot on globe</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>CNG seem to get it right once: </p><blockquote><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=157580" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=157580" rel="nofollow">CNG Triton VII Lot 898</a> - RIC II 21a</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Am I misreading RIC here (I don't really collect Roman coins so I'm not that familiar with RIC), or are all these auction houses just copying and pasting the same incorrect references?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DCCR, post: 3743023, member: 106566"]I've been looking at the coins of Titus that celebrate Agricola's victory at the River Tay and (almost) everyone seems to assign them to RIC II 101, 102 or 104. For example: [INDENT][URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3299327']CNG Auction 318 Lot 644[/URL] - RIC II 101 [URL='https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3374&lot=1124']Roma Numismatics XVIII Lot 1124[/URL] - RIC 102 [URL='http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s2511.html#RIC_0102']Wildwinds[/URL] - RIC 102 [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1435927']CNG 291 Lot 383[/URL] - RIC 102 [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3347706']CNG 382 - Lot 391[/URL] - RIC 102 [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=729263']CNG 225 Lot 337[/URL] - RIC 102 [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-british-victory-for-titus.304564/']This thread on CoinTalk[/URL] - RIC 104 (R), RIC 102 (C) [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2972929']Savoca Auction 7 lot 463[/URL] - RIC 102 (C) [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1295409']Ira & Larry Goldberg Auction 69 Lot 3519[/URL] - RIC 102 [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1214990']Heritage Auctions Auction 3003 Lot 20537[/URL] - RIC 206(?) and 102 [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1633152']Künker Auction 19 Lot 410[/URL] - RIC II 102 [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=925829']Gemini Auction VII Lot 752[/URL] - RIC 102 (C)[/INDENT] The problem is that RIC II itself defines these types as 21a and b, with 101, 102 and 104 being something completely different: [INDENT]101: Sestertius. S.C. Titus in quadriga r. 102: Sestertius. S.C. Hexastyle temple of Jupiter 104: Sestertius. S.C. Titus on horseback l., receiving palladium from Roma. standing r., r. foot on globe[/INDENT] CNG seem to get it right once: [INDENT][URL='https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=157580']CNG Triton VII Lot 898[/URL] - RIC II 21a[/INDENT] Am I misreading RIC here (I don't really collect Roman coins so I'm not that familiar with RIC), or are all these auction houses just copying and pasting the same incorrect references?[/QUOTE]
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