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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 5135231, member: 82616&quot;]This was a no-brainer purchase. As soon as I saw the remarkable portrait, combined with the extreme rarity of the piece, I didn&#039;t hesitate!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1204910[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Titus as Caesar [Agrippa II]</b></p><p>Æ27, 14.89g</p><p>Caesarea Paneas mint, 73-74 AD</p><p>Obv: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΤΙΤΟϹ - ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹ; Bust of Titus, laureate, draped and cuirassed, r.</p><p>Rev: ΕΤ ΔΙ-ΒΑ / ΑΓΡΙ-ΠΠΑ; Victory standing, r., holding wreath and palm</p><p>RPC 2246 (0 spec.). Hendin 1302.</p><p>Acquired from Zuzim, November 2020. Ex Fontanille Coins, Auction 95, May 2017, lot 7.</p><p><br /></p><p>Agrippa II sporadically struck coinage for the Flavian dynasty throughout his long reign. The coins circulated within his kingdom (Northern Palestine) and were likely coined at Caesaera Panesa, although the mint is not certain (Hendin places it at Caesarea Maritima). Confusingly, Agrippa&#039;s mint(s) employed two different dating eras for his coinage - one starting in 56 and the second in 60 or 61. This middle bronze struck in the name of Titus Caesar is dated regnal year 14 by the second era and was produced in either 73 or 74 AD. Puzzling, according to this dating scheme, this is the only lifetime issue of the Cuirassed bust/Victory type struck for Titus Caesar, the bulk of his coinage being produced posthumously under Domitian! It&#039;s a fabulously rare coin with 0 specimens cited by RPC in the &#039;core&#039; museum collections. Historical note: The siege of Masada in southern Judaea was conducted contemporaneously with this coin&#039;s production.</p><p><br /></p><p>The stunning portrait combined with the beautiful sandy patina makes it easy for me to forgive the problems with the reverse!</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your superb portraits![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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