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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2432503, member: 82616&quot;]My Memorial Day weekend was greatly enhanced when the postman delivered this beauty Saturday.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]505637[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Titus</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Rome Mint, 79 AD</p><p>RIC 23 (R3), BMC -, RSC -</p><p>Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, l.</p><p>Rev: TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P; Ceres std. l., with corn ears and poppy and torch</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the second known specimen of an extremely rare portrait left Ceres type. The only other known specimen was in the Harry Sneh collection and was sold in the Gemini IX sale, 8 January, lot 333 (RIC plate coin). My coin shares an obverse die. It&#039;s not often that a second specimen of a unique Flavian type turns up, especially for Titus!</p><p><br /></p><p>The EF Gemini coin sold for $2000, mine a little under $100. Needless to say I&#039;m quite happy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Historical note - this denarius was struck in late summer or early autumn of 79 around the time of the Mount Vesuvius eruption which buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The traditional date of the eruption is 24th August, but the ancient text by Pliny the Younger the date is derived from is corrupt and recent archaeological discoveries point to an event that occurred later in the year.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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