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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 8223559, member: 86498&quot;]I would have to agree with [USER=84065]@Edessa[/USER] that his coin is an example of a Sestertius of Domitian RPC 504 from an unknown Thracian Mint. At one time the scholarship seemed to think that the coins came from Perinthus but I do not know why there has been a retreat from that position. I recently acquired a coin from the same mint however mine is a</p><p>Titus Ae Sestertius Unknown Thracian mint Obv Head right laureate Rv Pax standing facing head left. RIC 498 RPC 501 26.63 grms 31 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1444734[/ATTACH]I do have a sestertius of Titus which is roughly contemporaneous from the mint of Rome. Looking at the two coins&nbsp; I can see that the image of Titus on the Thracian coin is slightly in lower relief and the treatment of the hair is less refined as well.</p><p>The lettering is somewhat larger and slightly more crude.&nbsp; This is especially true of the reverse. The S C on the Thracian coin is much larger than on the specimen from Rome. For comparison</p><p>Titus As Caesar Ae Sestertius Rome 72-73 AD Obv Head right laureate Rv Mars advancing right holding spear and trophy RIC 500 26.92 grms 30 mm photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1444738[/ATTACH]Hope this is of assistance[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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