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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2748392, member: 82616&quot;]Great neck beard coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>A little known fact - most (if not all) Titus and Domitian portraits sport a &#039;chin strap&#039; beard.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]628894[/ATTACH]<b>Titus Caesar</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.00g</p><p>Ephesus Mint, 74 AD</p><p>RIC V1470(C), BMC V479, RSC 123, RPC 857 (3 spec.)</p><p>Obv: IMP T CAESAR COS III; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: PACI AVGVSTAE (from high r.); Victory adv. r., with wreath and palm; at lower r. star; below, annulet</p><p>Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]628896[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian Caesar</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.46g</p><p>Rome mint, 73 AD</p><p>RIC V541 (R2), BMC V129 var., RSC 664</p><p>Obv: CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: No legend; Domitian on horse l.; r. hand raised, sceptre in l.</p><p>Ex Gemini X, 13 January 2013, Harry N. Sneh Collection, lot 701. = Helios, ebay, 29 November 2010 (A. Lynn Collection).</p><p><br /></p><p>However, any bit of wear usually removes most traces of a beard.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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