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Titus Caesar SPQR Denarius
I knew this was an extremely rare type for Titus Caesar (based on never seeing one in trade beforehand), but it wasn’t until I begun researching this coin that I fully realised the extent of its rarity. The RIC frequency rating is quite deceptive!
A Titus Victory Sestertius
I came for the rarity … but stayed for the portrait. The provenance didn’t hurt either.
A Titus Colosseum Sestertius
“As long as the Coliseum stands, Rome shall stand; when the Coliseum falls, Rome will fall; when Rome falls, the whole world will fall.”
― Venerable Bede
A ‘Grail’ Dream Coin
I never thought I would own it. Ever since the publication of RIC II.1 in late 2007, I have had a tremendous appreciation for a unique Domitian/Titus mint mule denarius published for the first time within its pages. Miraculously, it showed up in trade last month! Needless to say I had to have the piece. A ‘grail’ coin if ever there was one!
A Unique Mint Mule of Domitian Caesar
Mint mules under Vespasian between himself and Titus Caesar are not uncommon on the denarii due to frequently shared reverse types. But those between Vespasian or Titus and Domitian Caesar are unheard of. My latest coin happens to be one of those extraordinary mules.
A Friday Afternoon Die?
Picture it: Italy, 79 AD, Friday afternoon at the Rome mint. A busy engraver works on a reverse die for Titus Caesar, all the while keeping a close eye on the sundial, eagerly awaiting quitting time. Alas! He makes a mistake! Will the a rationibus notice? Probably not. The engraver hurriedly turns in the error die unnoticed and makes his way to the wine bar to meet his mates. 2000 years later his mistake lives on …
Brotherly Love (?)
Can the coins struck under Titus shed some light on the relationship between him and his younger brother Domitian?
An Unpublished Vespasian Denarius Mule
Last month I was privately offered this one of a kind rarity … I could not resist. This sort of thing is my bread and butter (bread and circuses?).
Flavian Fanatic 