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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3248001, member: 87404"]At the beginning of October, I bid on and won a Titus As with SPES reverse. Though it's rough/gone-through-many-hands, it has a simple beauty about it... The flower, the gentle holding of hem.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]851574[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Titus as Caesar, AE As</b></p><p><b>Struck by Vespasian in 77-78 AD, Lugdunum Mint</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR, Head of Titus, laureate, right; globe at point of neck.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Spes standing, left holding flower in right and raising skirt with left (anepigraphic), S-C across field.</p><p><b>References:</b> RIC II (Vespasian) 1273</p><p><b>Size:</b> 28mm, 8.7g</p><p><br /></p><p>Since then, I've seen a few other coins come up (or now I've just noticed them more), I've bid on most, and won some. I guess this deity reverse type is becoming a collecting sub-group in now into. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The same time I got that Nero I cleaned, I also got this worn Aelius with - you guessed it - Spes reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]851573[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Aelius as Caesar, AE As</b></p><p><b>Struck by Hadrian in 137 AD, Rome Mint</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> L AELIVS CAESAR, Bust of Lucius Aelius Caesar, bare head right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> TR POT COS II, Spes, draped, advancing left, holding up flower in right hand and raising skirt with left, S-C across field.</p><p><b>References:</b> RIC II (Hadrian) 1067</p><p><b>Size:</b> 26.5 mm, 9.23 g</p><p><br /></p><p>And just today, got this Trajan with Spes reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]851572[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Trajan, AE As</b></p><p><b>Struck 103-111 AD, Rome Mint</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Spes, draped, advancing left, holding up flower in right hand and raising skirt with left, S-C across field.</p><p><b>References:</b> RIC II (Trajan) 519</p><p><b>Size:</b> 27 mm, 10.8 g</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]851578[/ATTACH]</p><p>Spes, the goddess of hope, was used to share with the Roman populace the hope for the emperor to bring continued peace and prosperity to the empire.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3248001, member: 87404"]At the beginning of October, I bid on and won a Titus As with SPES reverse. Though it's rough/gone-through-many-hands, it has a simple beauty about it... The flower, the gentle holding of hem. [ATTACH=full]851574[/ATTACH] [B]Titus as Caesar, AE As Struck by Vespasian in 77-78 AD, Lugdunum Mint Obverse:[/B] T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR, Head of Titus, laureate, right; globe at point of neck. [B]Reverse:[/B] Spes standing, left holding flower in right and raising skirt with left (anepigraphic), S-C across field. [B]References:[/B] RIC II (Vespasian) 1273 [B]Size:[/B] 28mm, 8.7g Since then, I've seen a few other coins come up (or now I've just noticed them more), I've bid on most, and won some. I guess this deity reverse type is becoming a collecting sub-group in now into. :happy: The same time I got that Nero I cleaned, I also got this worn Aelius with - you guessed it - Spes reverse. [ATTACH=full]851573[/ATTACH] [B]Aelius as Caesar, AE As Struck by Hadrian in 137 AD, Rome Mint Obverse:[/B] L AELIVS CAESAR, Bust of Lucius Aelius Caesar, bare head right. [B]Reverse:[/B] TR POT COS II, Spes, draped, advancing left, holding up flower in right hand and raising skirt with left, S-C across field. [B]References:[/B] RIC II (Hadrian) 1067 [B]Size:[/B] 26.5 mm, 9.23 g And just today, got this Trajan with Spes reverse. [ATTACH=full]851572[/ATTACH] [B]Trajan, AE As Struck 103-111 AD, Rome Mint Obverse:[/B] IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P, Bust of Trajan, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right. [B]Reverse:[/B] S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Spes, draped, advancing left, holding up flower in right hand and raising skirt with left, S-C across field. [B]References:[/B] RIC II (Trajan) 519 [B]Size:[/B] 27 mm, 10.8 g [ATTACH=full]851578[/ATTACH] Spes, the goddess of hope, was used to share with the Roman populace the hope for the emperor to bring continued peace and prosperity to the empire.[/QUOTE]
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