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RIC 116 Titus
AR Denarius, 3.18g
Rome mint, 80 AD
Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, l.
Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P; Elephant, stg. l.
RIC 116 (C). BMC 47. RSC 304. BNC 41.
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.

A reverse type that commemorates the opening games of the Flavian Amphitheatre. Elephants were featured in those first games and Martial in his book On the Spectacles actually mentions an elephant, who after dispatching a bull in the arena, knelt before the emperor! Perhaps a neat trick the trainer had taught the beast. This is the rarer left facing portrait variety of the type.

A really nice portrait with a fantastic elephant on the reverse.

RIC 116 Titus

AR Denarius, 3.18g
Rome mint, 80 AD
Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, l.
Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P; Elephant, stg. l.
RIC 116 (C). BMC 47. RSC 304. BNC 41.
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.

A reverse type that commemorates the opening games of the Flavian Amphitheatre. Elephants were featured in those first games and Martial in his book On the Spectacles actually mentions an elephant, who after dispatching a bull in the arena, knelt before the emperor! Perhaps a neat trick the trainer had taught the beast. This is the rarer left facing portrait variety of the type.

A really nice portrait with a fantastic elephant on the reverse.

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Titus Pullo   [Oct 13, 2009 at 01:26 AM]
As always an impressive coin! I love the elephant
kc   [Oct 13, 2009 at 04:59 AM]
nice coin! i wonder why elephant's body is checkered
David Atherton   [Oct 13, 2009 at 10:27 AM]
The checkered pattern is supposed to represent body armour or platting. The poor creatures were expected to fight in the arena.
randy h2   [Oct 13, 2009 at 08:25 PM]
Thats a cool coin, was it the species of elephant that went extinct?
David Atherton   [Oct 14, 2009 at 02:14 AM]
Yes, it might possibly be the North African forest elephant.
Tibsi   [Jan 26, 2010 at 06:49 AM]
Great!
Bud Stewart   [Jan 28, 2010 at 06:24 PM]
Nice specimen David. Coins like this are the reason I’m getting excited about Roman Silver Coins. Thanks for sharing.
Soxfan   [Feb 11, 2011 at 10:29 PM]
great coin!
Antonivs Protti   [Feb 12, 2011 at 11:37 AM]
Wonderful coin! I wonder if this extint species of elefant really had skinny legs like that. That might be one of the reasons why it went extint.
Lloyd T   [Sep 24, 2012 at 11:20 PM]
Exceptional example.

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