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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3086175, member: 10461"]<b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Roman Empire: silver denarius of Vespasian; commemorative issue struck by Titus ca. 80-81 AD</font></font></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1362931[/ATTACH] </p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Obverse:</font></font></b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"> DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate head of </font></font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Vespasian</font></font></a><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"> right.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse: </b>Two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capricorn_(astrology)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capricorn_(astrology)" rel="nofollow">capricorns</a> supporting shield inscribed <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=senatus%20consulto" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=senatus%20consulto" rel="nofollow">S C</a>, celestial globe below.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus" rel="nofollow">Titus</a>, Roman emperor (79-81 AD).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications: </b>Silver, 19.3 mm, 3.541 g, die axis 180 degrees.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><b>Grade:</b> <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4280918-004/NGCAncients/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4280918-004/NGCAncients/" rel="nofollow">NGC AU</a>; Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5; cert. #4280918-004. Purchased raw.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference: </b>RIC II-1 Titus 357; RSC II 497; BMCRE II 129; BnF III 101; SRCV I 2569.<a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=&vpar=401&zpg=86771&fld=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=&vpar=401&zpg=86771&fld=" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> ex-Forum Ancient Coins, 27 November 2015. Prior provenance to Jeff Michniak Collection.<a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=&vpar=401&zpg=86771&fld=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=&vpar=401&zpg=86771&fld=" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Notes:</font></font></b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"> This is a posthumous Vespasian commemorative. It was struck by his son and successor Titus, after Vespasian's consecration with the title "</font></font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian#Death_(79)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian#Death_(79)" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Divus</font></font></a><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">". Vespasian had foreseen this deification, and famously quipped on his deathbed, "</font></font><i><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Vae, puto deus fio</font></font></i><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">." ("Dear me, I think I'm becoming a god".) </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>Forum Ancient Coins called this coin </font></font><i><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">“the nicest example of this type handled by Forum to date”. </font></font></i><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">An only marginally nicer </font></font><a href="https://www.sixbid.com/en/numismatica-ars-classica-zurich/2200/category/1873979/lot" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sixbid.com/en/numismatica-ars-classica-zurich/2200/category/1873979/lot" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">example</font></font></a><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"> brought 1,300 CHF (approx. $1,340 USD) around the time I bought this one for less than a third as much.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1362931[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362932[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362933[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362934[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362935[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362936[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362937[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362938[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362939[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362940[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: #000000">044900S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3086175, member: 10461"][B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Roman Empire: silver denarius of Vespasian; commemorative issue struck by Titus ca. 80-81 AD[/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [ATTACH=full]1362931[/ATTACH] [B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Obverse:[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5] DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate head of [/SIZE][/FONT][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian'][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Vespasian[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5] right. [B]Reverse: [/B]Two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capricorn_(astrology)']capricorns[/URL] supporting shield inscribed [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=senatus%20consulto']S C[/URL], celestial globe below. [B]Issuer: [/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus']Titus[/URL], Roman emperor (79-81 AD). [B]Specifications: [/B]Silver, 19.3 mm, 3.541 g, die axis 180 degrees.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia][B]Grade:[/B] [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4280918-004/NGCAncients/']NGC AU[/URL]; Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5; cert. #4280918-004. Purchased raw.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Reference: [/B]RIC II-1 Titus 357; RSC II 497; BMCRE II 129; BnF III 101; SRCV I 2569.[URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=&vpar=401&zpg=86771&fld=']*[/URL] [B]Provenance:[/B] ex-Forum Ancient Coins, 27 November 2015. Prior provenance to Jeff Michniak Collection.[URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=&vpar=401&zpg=86771&fld=']*[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Notes:[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5] This is a posthumous Vespasian commemorative. It was struck by his son and successor Titus, after Vespasian's consecration with the title "[/SIZE][/FONT][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian#Death_(79)'][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Divus[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]". Vespasian had foreseen this deification, and famously quipped on his deathbed, "[/SIZE][/FONT][I][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Vae, puto deus fio[/SIZE][/FONT][/I][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]." ("Dear me, I think I'm becoming a god".) [B]Comments: [/B]Forum Ancient Coins called this coin [/SIZE][/FONT][I][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]“the nicest example of this type handled by Forum to date”. [/SIZE][/FONT][/I][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]An only marginally nicer [/SIZE][/FONT][URL='https://www.sixbid.com/en/numismatica-ars-classica-zurich/2200/category/1873979/lot'][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]example[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5] brought 1,300 CHF (approx. $1,340 USD) around the time I bought this one for less than a third as much.[/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1362931[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362932[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362933[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362934[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362935[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362936[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362937[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362938[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362939[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1362940[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000000]044900S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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