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Message:: [QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 3471342, member: 82616"]A pulvinar type struck under Titus - thunderbolt on seat. [ATTACH=full]923404[/ATTACH]TitusAR Denarius, 3.31gRome Mint, 80 ADRIC 119A. BMC 51 var. RSC, 316.Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M•; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P; Seat, draped; above, thunderbolt It's more common for the thunderbolt to be winged. [ATTACH=full]923405[/ATTACH]TitusAR Denarius, 3.37gRome Mint, 80 ADRIC 119 (C2). BMC 51. RSC, 316.Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P; Seat, draped; above, winged thunderbolt The type carried over to Domitian's reign after Titus' death. First without wings. [ATTACH=full]923406[/ATTACH]DomitianAR Denarius, 3.18gRome mint, 81 ADRIC 4 (C). BMC 1. RSC 554.Obv: IMP CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.Rev: TR P COS VII; Seat, draped; above, thunderbolt Later with wings. [ATTACH=full]923417[/ATTACH]Domitian AR Denarius, 3.23gRome mint, 81 ADRIC 36 (R). BMC 9. RSC 62.Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.Rev: COS VII DES VIII P P; Seat, draped; above, winged thunderbolt[/QUOTE]