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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 3352519, member: 80783&quot;]Here is a Sestertius from my budget collecting days, worn and rusty, but still my only Titus.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I am not really into the Flavians, this one is likely never going to be upgraded, but I like it because of it´s left facing portrait and because it shows Titus during his short stint as Augustus, a time when two of the most memorable events in Roman history took place: the opening of the Colosseum and the Catastrophe of Pompeji. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]887553[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P PP COS VIII - Laureate head of Titus left</p><p>ANNONA AVG - Annona standing left, holding statue of Aequitas and cornucopia; in left field modius with corn ears; in right field stern of cargo ship, decorated with a goose neck</p><p>Sestertius, Rome 79-81 a.D.</p><p>33 mm / 18,91 gr</p><p>RIC 86 / 137, Cohen 15 (but without S C), BMCRE 153</p><p>ex&nbsp; Professor M. Caselli Collection&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]887554[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Please show your coins of Titus as Augustus!</p><p><br /></p><p>And maybe someone can shed some light on the identity of Professor M. Caselli, who must have owned a large collection in the last century considering the number of coins on the market that use his name as a pedigree.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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