Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsman, post: 3383067, member: 99177&quot;]And a wonderful coin it is <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Congrats !</p><p><br /></p><p>I have quite a few divvs coins, but I think this one fits best.</p><p>I love those quadriga coins, and especially this one is quite fascinating. </p><p>The coin, minted by Titus in honor of his deceased father, is a 10th anniversary commemorative of the triumph held in Rome after the reconquest of Judaea.</p><p><br /></p><p>The quadriga on the reverse is a tensa, a chariot shaped like a temple in which the attributes of the divine Vespasian were borne to the Circus in the procession before games, an honor to the deceased Vespasian voted to him by the Senate, EX S C (source: Curtis L. Clay).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]898372[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>RIC II 361 (Titus), RSC 146.</p><p>Divus Vespasian, struck under Titus, denarius.</p><p>Rome mint, 80-81 AD.</p><p>Obv. DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate head right.</p><p>Rev. EX S C in exergue, slow quadriga left, car ornamented with swag across front, two figures brandishing spears, Victories flanking quadriga above.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in