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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3639958, member: 14873"]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="6">Here is an unusual Spes reverse coin:</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="6"><b>Titus Restoration of Claudius Sestertius</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="https://jp29.org/000ti1o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://jp29.org/000ti1r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>AE SESTERTIUS - CLAUDIUS/TITUS RESTORATION/RESTITUTION ISSUE</i></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>BMCRE Volume II, Rome, Titus No. 297</i></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>RIC Volume II (1962 Edition), Rome, Titus, No. 234</i></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>RIC Volume II, Part 1 (second edition), Titus, No. 472 (Sear No. 2601)</i></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><i>80-81 AD,</i> (34.5mm, 24.3gm)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: Personification of Spes</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">holding flower in right hand and demurely raising skirt with left hand</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>IMP T VESP AVG REST - S C</b> (left and right)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Titus was a Military Tribune in Britain AD 60-63</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s2601.html#RIC_0472[titus]" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s2601.html#RIC_0472[titus]" rel="nofollow">Sear Roman Coins and their Values (RCV 2000 Edition) Number 2601</a> (via Wildwinds)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=132778" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=132778" rel="nofollow">Sale: CNG, Triton XII, Lot: 555 (5 January 2009)</a></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Provenance: Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>The Restoration/Restitution coinage of Titus, Domitian & Nerva</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Both Restoration and Restitution are employed by modern day authors to describe this coinage</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Upon assuming the purple, Vespasian adopted a policy of honoring illustrious members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, and other worthy deceased Augusti and their family members, by issuing several commemorative coin types in their memory. Commemoration of the illustrious dead on coins originated during the later Republic and became an integral part of the legacy of deified Emperors.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">When he was elevated to Augustus, Titus perpetuated his father's policy of honoring the illustrious dead, by issuing commemorative coinage in a like manner. However, he now also began issuing coins that were struck from newly made dies designed to produce coins that closely resembled original coin types of the honorees. He included the reverse legend <b>IMP T VESP AVG REST</b> (or <b>RESTITVIT</b>) which roughly equates to "The Emperor Titus, son of Vespasian, is the restorer of this coin".</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Only Aes coins - As, Dupondius and Sestertius - were restored. It was essentially Senatorial coinage yet was issued by Titus. Under Vespasian he alone determined the style and content of the commemorative coinage. Titus, however, sought input from the Senate in the design and content of the restoration coinage. It must have been important to him to have the two main powers of the State combine to honor the illustrious dead in this fashion and co-operation was reinforced by the striking of "Aes" coins bearing the usual Senatorial <b>S C</b> (Senatus Consulto) together with the "Restoration" legend of the Emperor. Of course, the Emperor was the supreme authority, and the Senate was subservient to him, but the traditional Senatorial control of the "Aes" coinage still had some relevance.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">The Emperor and the Senate, acting together, selected the deceased Augusti and family members they deemed worthy of being honored by the issuance of Restored coinage - a kind of official judgment of their records. Augustus, Tiberius, Claudius, Galba - and selected family members - were included. Caligula, Nero, Otho, Vitellius - and their family members were excluded. Titus issue Restoration coinage was produced during the the years AD 80-81.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">The Restoration coinage of Domitian in general followed that of Titus, but the output was much lighter and appears to be restricted to a short period at the beginning of his reign.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">The Restoration coinage of Nerva is very different for it only includes two honorees: Divus Augustus and Agrippina senior.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Primary reference: THE "RESTORED" COINS OF TITUS, DOMITIAN, AND NERVA by Harold Mattingly: The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Fourth Series, Vol. 20 (1920), pp. 177-207</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Trajan's Restoration coinage was based on different criteria and he issued it in bronze, silver and gold. He also issued this coinage to honor Distinguished Republican families. There is some very interesting information relating to the Restoration/Restitution coinage of Trajan in <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=301355" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=301355" rel="nofollow">this CNG listing</a>. Note especially the Curtis Clay Commentary.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3639958, member: 14873"][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=6]Here is an unusual Spes reverse coin:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=6][B]Titus Restoration of Claudius Sestertius[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]https://jp29.org/000ti1o.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://jp29.org/000ti1r.jpg[/IMG] [I]AE SESTERTIUS - CLAUDIUS/TITUS RESTORATION/RESTITUTION ISSUE[/I] [I]BMCRE Volume II, Rome, Titus No. 297[/I] [I]RIC Volume II (1962 Edition), Rome, Titus, No. 234[/I] [I]RIC Volume II, Part 1 (second edition), Titus, No. 472 (Sear No. 2601)[/I] [I]80-81 AD,[/I] (34.5mm, 24.3gm) Obverse depiction: Claudius, laureate head facing right Inscription: [B]TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG PM TRP IMP PP[/B] Reverse depiction: Personification of Spes holding flower in right hand and demurely raising skirt with left hand Inscription: [B]IMP T VESP AVG REST - S C[/B] (left and right) Titus was a Military Tribune in Britain AD 60-63 [URL='http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s2601.html#RIC_0472[titus]']Sear Roman Coins and their Values (RCV 2000 Edition) Number 2601[/URL] (via Wildwinds) [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=132778']Sale: CNG, Triton XII, Lot: 555 (5 January 2009)[/URL] Provenance: Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection [B]The Restoration/Restitution coinage of Titus, Domitian & Nerva[/B] Both Restoration and Restitution are employed by modern day authors to describe this coinage Upon assuming the purple, Vespasian adopted a policy of honoring illustrious members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, and other worthy deceased Augusti and their family members, by issuing several commemorative coin types in their memory. Commemoration of the illustrious dead on coins originated during the later Republic and became an integral part of the legacy of deified Emperors. When he was elevated to Augustus, Titus perpetuated his father's policy of honoring the illustrious dead, by issuing commemorative coinage in a like manner. However, he now also began issuing coins that were struck from newly made dies designed to produce coins that closely resembled original coin types of the honorees. He included the reverse legend [B]IMP T VESP AVG REST[/B] (or [B]RESTITVIT[/B]) which roughly equates to "The Emperor Titus, son of Vespasian, is the restorer of this coin". Only Aes coins - As, Dupondius and Sestertius - were restored. It was essentially Senatorial coinage yet was issued by Titus. Under Vespasian he alone determined the style and content of the commemorative coinage. Titus, however, sought input from the Senate in the design and content of the restoration coinage. It must have been important to him to have the two main powers of the State combine to honor the illustrious dead in this fashion and co-operation was reinforced by the striking of "Aes" coins bearing the usual Senatorial [B]S C[/B] (Senatus Consulto) together with the "Restoration" legend of the Emperor. Of course, the Emperor was the supreme authority, and the Senate was subservient to him, but the traditional Senatorial control of the "Aes" coinage still had some relevance. The Emperor and the Senate, acting together, selected the deceased Augusti and family members they deemed worthy of being honored by the issuance of Restored coinage - a kind of official judgment of their records. Augustus, Tiberius, Claudius, Galba - and selected family members - were included. Caligula, Nero, Otho, Vitellius - and their family members were excluded. Titus issue Restoration coinage was produced during the the years AD 80-81. The Restoration coinage of Domitian in general followed that of Titus, but the output was much lighter and appears to be restricted to a short period at the beginning of his reign. The Restoration coinage of Nerva is very different for it only includes two honorees: Divus Augustus and Agrippina senior. Primary reference: THE "RESTORED" COINS OF TITUS, DOMITIAN, AND NERVA by Harold Mattingly: The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society Fourth Series, Vol. 20 (1920), pp. 177-207 Trajan's Restoration coinage was based on different criteria and he issued it in bronze, silver and gold. He also issued this coinage to honor Distinguished Republican families. There is some very interesting information relating to the Restoration/Restitution coinage of Trajan in [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=301355']this CNG listing[/URL]. Note especially the Curtis Clay Commentary. [/FONT][/QUOTE]
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