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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 4633744, member: 82616&quot;]All, IMHO, are of varying degrees of &#039;fine style&#039;. I particularly like #2.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a more workman-like example, not exactly a &#039;Friday afternoon die&#039;, but the mint could do much better.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1145834[/ATTACH]<b>Titus</b> </p><p>AR Denarius, 3.17g</p><p>Rome mint, 79 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP T CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: ANNONA AVG; Annona std. l., with sack of corn ears</p><p>RIC 2 (R2). BMC specimen acquired 1934. RSC -. BNC -.</p><p><br /></p><p>Struck within Titus&#039;s first week on the throne, perhaps the hurried engraver was under a deadline?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But when skill and will come together, oh what fine portraits could be achieved.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1145835[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Titus</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 2.87g</p><p>Rome mint, 80 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P; Dolphin coiled around anchor</p><p>RIC 112 (C2). BMC 72. RSC 309. BNC 60.</p><p>Ex Harlan J Berk 143, 18 May 2005, lot 177.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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