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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 8620562, member: 92212&quot;]Indeed! Here&#039;s a bronze dupondius version of that same historical event:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1515482[/ATTACH]</p><p>DOMITIAN, Caesar. 69-81 AD. Æ Dupondius</p><p>Struck in Rome under Vespasian 72/73 A.D.</p><p>Obv.: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II, laureate, draped bust right.</p><p>Rev.: PRINCIP-IV VENT, Domitian on horseback, left, holding scepter, raising r. hand. S-C below.</p><p>Weight: 13.74 gr.&nbsp; Diam.: 28 mm.</p><p>Attrib.: RIC II.1 662 (Vespsian). Cohen 400. Paris 696. BMC 686</p><p>Notes: Dark green patina.</p><p><i>For his victory from the war in Judea, the Senate awarded Titus a Roman triumph. On the day of the festivities, the Flavian family rode into the capital, preceded by a lavish parade to display the spoils of the war. The family procession was headed by Vespasian &amp; Titus, and <u>Domitian, riding a magnificent </u></i></p><p><i><u>white horse followed with the remaining Flavian relatives</u>. </i></p><p><i>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -- Suetonius, Life of Domitian</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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