Titus (79-81 A.D.)
- Silver Denarius - 18.05mm, 3.33gr |
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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 Fully Revised Edition, 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" (BMC), Volume 2, p235, nr. 72-5 Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV Millennium Edition), Vol. 1, p466, nr. 2517 Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV 4th Revised Edition), p129, nr. 845 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 Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins" (VM), p106, nr. 33/1 Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins" (ERIC), p59, nr.22 (B03, O20, R078, T007) Quality: Very Fine- |