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RIC 0870 Titus as Caesar [Vespasian]
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AR Denarius, 3.29g
Rome mint, 76 AD
Obv: T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: COS V across field; Eagle head r. standing on thunderbolt, on Altar. Very uncommon with thunderbolt showing.
RIC 870 (R2). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.
What makes this example rare is the eagle facing right instead of the much more common left. This coin's reverse is a die match for the RIC plate coin. As a side note, although most descriptions of this type describe a "thunderbolt" in the eagle's claws, I'm hard pressed to see one here. So, a variant missing the thunderbolt.
I had a rough go of it locating this type. A decent example with a pleasing portrait.
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![RIC 0870 Titus as Caesar [Vespasian]
AR Denarius, 3.29g
Rome mint, 76 AD
Obv: T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: COS V across field; Eagle head r. standing on thunderbolt, on Altar. Very uncommon with thunderbolt showing.
RIC 870 (R2). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.
What makes this example rare is the eagle facing right instead of the much more common left. This coin's reverse is a die match for the RIC plate coin. As a side note, although most descriptions of this type describe a "thunderbolt" in the eagle's claws, I'm hard pressed to see one here. So, a variant missing the thunderbolt.
I had a rough go of it locating this type. A decent example with a pleasing portrait.](albums/userpics/11162/V870.jpg "RIC 0870 Titus as Caesar [Vespasian]
AR Denarius, 3.29g
Rome mint, 76 AD
Obv: T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.
Rev: COS V across field; Eagle head r. standing on thunderbolt, on Altar. Very uncommon with thunderbolt showing.
RIC 870 (R2). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.
What makes this example rare is the eagle facing right instead of the much more common left. This coin's reverse is a die match for the RIC plate coin. As a side note, although most descriptions of this type describe a \"thunderbolt\" in the eagle's claws, I'm hard pressed to see one here. So, a variant missing the thunderbolt.
I had a rough go of it locating this type. A decent example with a pleasing portrait.")
