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Message:: [QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 7999514, member: 110350"]A great coin, and great illustrations! I've always wondered how they were able to make the floor of the Colosseum sufficiently waterproof to fill the arena with water and stage those kinds of mock battles. I have no Titus with a dolphin, but here are two coins of his depicting, respectively, an elephant and a sow with piglets: [ATTACH=full]1387789[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1387790[/ATTACH] And here's a Vitellius denarius with a similar reverse design of a dolphin and tripod-cauldron, along with a raven: [ATTACH=full]1387797[/ATTACH] Vitellius AR Denarius, Jul 18-Dec 69 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TRP / Rev. Tripod-lebes (cauldron) surmounted by dolphin lying right on top, with raven standing right below, XV VIR SACR FAC. RIC I 109, RSC II 111 (ill.), Sear RCV I 2201 (ill.), BMCRE 39. 18.5 mm., 3.1 g. [See Sear RCV I at p. 421, explaining that the reverse “refers to Vitellius’ membership in the priestly college of the Quindecimviri Sacris Faciundis, ‘fifteen men for the conduct of sacred matters.’ This body had care of the Sibylline prophecies and were famous for the opulence of their banquets ,a feature of the priesthood which particularly appealed to the gluttonous emperor.”][/QUOTE]