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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3459699, member: 82616&quot;]This neat Titus Caesar <i>as</i> arrived last weekend, but I&#039;ve just now gotten around to cataloguing it! A rare type paying tribute to the legions that brought the Flavian dynasty to the throne.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]920048[/ATTACH]<b>Titus as Caesar</b></p><p>Æ As, 10.92g</p><p>Rome mint, 72 AD (Vespasian)</p><p>RIC 449 (R). BMC 644.</p><p>Obv: T CAES VESPASIAN IMP P TR P COS II; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: S C in field; Aquila between two standards</p><p>Acquired from Praefectus Coins, April 2019. Ex Savoca Silver 30, 27 January 2019, lot 337.</p><p><br /></p><p>The aquila between two standards type was struck early in Vespasian&#039;s reign to honour the loyalty of the legions, seen here on the reverse of this rare Titus as Caesar <i>as</i>. The aquila, which featured an eagle clutching a thunderbolt, was the most important standard of any legion. With the recent successful completion of the Civil War and Jewish rebellion Vespasian and Titus knew which side their bread was buttered on! The type was later revived under Titus and Domitian on their cistophori.</p><p><br /></p><p>Share your standards or military types![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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