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RIC 120 Titus
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AR Denarius, 3.13g
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; Seat, draped; above, winged thunderbolt
RIC 120 (C). BMC 56. RSC 314. BNC 45.
Acquired from Imperial Coins, June 2007.
A pulvinaria (supplication to the Gods) denarius, this one devoted to Jupiter or perhaps Juno. The occasion of the pulvinar may have been the opening ceremonies of the Colosseum. This is the slightly rarer left facing portrait variety of the type.
A pleasing portrait, even if the coin itself is a bit off-centre.
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