Titus (79-81 A.D.) - Silver
Denarius - 18.05mm, 3.33g |
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Obverse
- IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM Titus, his laureate head right. |
Reverse
- TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII PP Dolphin coiled around an anchor. Refers to the sellisternium and other propitiations offered to Neptune following the natural disasters of 79-80 A.D. |
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Minted in Rome between January 1 and June 30, 80 A.D.
(TR P 9, COS 8) Reference: Carradice, I.A.& Buttrey, T.V., "The Roman Imperial Coinage" (RIC), 2nd revised ed., Volume 2, Part 1, p 206, nr. 112. Mattingly, H & Sydenham, E.A., "Roman Imperial Coinage" (RIC), Volume 2, p119, nr. 26a. Mattingly, H., "Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum" (BMCRE), Volume 2, p235, nr. 72-5. Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV 4th Revised Edition), p129, nr. 845. Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV Millennium Edition), Vol. 1, p466, nr. 2517. Cohen, H, "Descriptions Historique des Monnaies frappees sous l'Empire Romain" (C), Volume 1, p454, nr. 309. Seaby, H.A. & Loosley, R., "Roman Silver Coins" (RSC), Volume 2, p58, nr. 309. Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II), p96, nr. 117 (B03, O21, R085, T007, M4) Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II-digital), p86, nr. 117 (B03, O21, R085, T007, M4) Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins" (VM), p106, nr. 33/1. Kampmann, U., "Die Münzen der Römischen Kaiserzeit", 2nd. revised edition (Kampmann), p94, nr.22.74.2. Quality: Very Fine. Rarity: C2 (Very Common) |