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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 7452493, member: 82616&quot;]Victory on prow is a very common Flavian reverse type struck throughout Vespasian and Titus&#039;s reigns. Some variants are scarcer than others. Recently, I was able to land a rare Lugdunese example.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1292254[/ATTACH] <b>Titus as Caesar [Vespasian] </b></p><p><b>&nbsp;</b> Æ As, 9.30g</p><p>Lyon mint, 77-78 AD</p><p>Obv: T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.; globe at point of bust</p><p>Rev: VICTORIA NAVALIS; S C in field; Victory stg. r. on prow, with wreath and palm</p><p>RIC 1274 (C). BMC 870. BNC 883.</p><p>Acquired from CGB.fr, April 2021.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Victory type would be repeatedly struck throughout Vespasian&#039;s reign for both father and son, perhaps indicating how important it was to their military gravitas. The reverse legend variant of &#039;VICTORIA NAVALIS&#039; has been traditionally attributed to the naval victory Vespasian and Titus won on Lake Gennesaret (the Sea of Galilee) during the Jewish War. This Titus Caesar As was struck in Lyon (Lugdunum) and is scarcer than the Rome mint varieties. IMHO, RIC&#039;s frequency rating of &#039;Common&#039; underplays the rarity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show your rare variants of common types![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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