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Titus / Bearded CaptiveTitus AR Denarius. Rome mint, AD 79. 3.1g, 18mm.
O: IMP T CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right
R: TR POT VIII COS VII, bearded captive, wearing trousers and cape, kneeling right at base of trophy.
- RIC 1; RSC 334a; BMCRE 1.
Only two specimens in the Reka Devnia Hoard, not in the Paris collection or Cohen. An attractively toned issue dated to the first week of Titus' reign, between Vespasian's death on 23 June 79 AD and the beginning of Titus' ninth tribunician year on 1 July. The reverse type was carried on from Titus' last issue as Caesar, see http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-89575Nemonater
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Titus / CaptiveTitus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.53 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 79.
O: IMP T CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, Laureate head right
R: TR POT VIII COS VII, Bound captive kneeling right before trophy.
- RIC 1; RSC 334a; BMCRE 1. Ex Künker 318 lot 1118, Exemplar der Sammlung Dr. Klaus Berthold, erworben 2013.Nemonater
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Titus / EagleTitus as Caesar. 70-79 AD. Denarius, Rome, 76 AD.
O: T CAESAR IMP - VESPASIANVS Head laureate left.
R: COS - V across field, Eagle with raised wings standing right on garlanded altar, head left.
- RIC 873 (R2), pl. 10 (different dies). BMC 192 note (citing Cohen). Cohen 60 (Rollin).
Very rare with portrait left: not in BM by 1976, not in the Paris catalogue nor in the Reka Devnia hoard, since the reported seven specimens in Sofia were doubtless actually Cohen 59 with portrait right. RIC 873 cites two specimens with portrait left. David Atherton notes in his example of this type, "RIC generically describes the reverse as eagle with 'thunderbolt in claws', so this coin without thunderbolt should be regarded as a variant."
Below is what the coin now looks like September 2020.
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Titus / NeptuneTitus. As Caesar, AR Denarius (19mm, 3.16 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 73.
O: Laureate bust right, T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT CENS.
R: Neptune standing left, with right foot on globe, nude except for cloak hanging down behind from shoulders, holding acrostolium and scepter, NEP RED.
Unpublished with CENS in the obverse legend. This type, reported by Harry Sneh to the RIC authors, will be 528A in the RIC II Addenda. This coin is the ex-Moonmoth example mentioned in the Gemini X catalog describing lot 637.Nemonater
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Titus / NeptuneTitus as Caesar AR Denarius, Rome Mint, 72-73 AD, 18mm., 3.13g.
O: T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT; Titus, bearded, laureate, right.
R: NEP RED; Neptune standing left, right foot on globe, with acrostolium and sceptre
- RIC V366 (C), BMC V80, RSC 121
Not the easiest coin to find, only four specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. This type of "Neptune the Returner" refers to the sea voyages of Vespasian and Titus from the East to Rome in 70 and 71 AD respectively .
Researchers have long recognized that many of Vespasian's and Titus' reverse types recall types from earlier reigns, most especially those from the age of Augustus. Attempts have been made to connect his ‘Augustan’ types with the centenaries of the Battle of Actium (ending in 70) and the ‘foundation’ of the empire (ending in 74), but all seem to have failed, as the relevant types are strewn throughout Vespasian’s ten-year reign. It is perhaps better to view his recycling of types as a political strategy favored by Vespasian and Titus, but subsequently abandoned by Domitian. In this case we have a depiction of the sea-god Neptune that certainly is derived from Octavian’s pre-Imperial coinage struck in commemoration of Actium.Nemonater
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Titus / Pontif Maxim MuleTitus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Denarius, Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 73.
O: Laureate head right; T CAES IMP VESP CENS
R: Vespasian seated right on curule chair, feet on footstool, holding scepter and olive branch.
- RIC II 554 (R) (Vespasian); BMC 113; RSC 158. Struck from the same obverse die as the aureus illustrated for Calicó 746.
An interesting mule. When this coin was struck, Titus was only Pontifex not Pontifex Maximus. The same reverse type was also struck for Titus with his correct titles, PONTIF TRI POT.
The reverse type clearly copies the PONTIF MAXIM Livia seated type of Tiberius. Vespasian may have copied this and other earlier aureus and denarius reverse types as restorations, since he was melting down and recoining the originals to take advantage of Nero's debasement of 64 AD. According to CClay, "Use of the SAME dies for both aurei and denarii was the rule up until Titus and continued in some issues until about Hadrian. Thereafter the style and size of the two denominations diverged, though gold and silver QUINARII often continued to be struck from the same dies."
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Titus / QuadrigaTitus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Denarius, 17mm, 3.25 g. Judaea Capta commemorative. Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 72-73.
O: T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT; Laureate head right.
R: Titus standing right, holding branch and scepter, in quadriga right.
- RIC II 371 (Vespasian); Hendin 1483; RSC 394.Nemonater
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Titus / QuadrigaTitus. Silver Denarius (3.41 g 19mm), as Caesar, AD 69-79. Judaea Capta type. Antioch, under Vesapasian, AD 72/3.
O: T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Titus right.
R: Titus, togate, holding palm branch and scepter, standing right in triumphal quadriga advancing right.
- RIC 1563; BMC 521; RSC 395; Hendin 1493.Nemonater
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Titus / Titus with CaptiveTitus (Caesar, 69-79). Denarius. Antioch.
O: T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: Palm tree; to left, Titus standing right with spear and parazonium, foot on helmet; to right, mourning Judaea seated right.
- RIC 1562.
A Judaea Capta type which copies a reverse from Rome. The easiest way to tell the mints apart is by the bust type, Antioch always shows Titus with a draped bust. Nemonater
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Titus / Tripod, Ravens, Dolphin RIC 131Titus AR Denarius Rome Mint, 80 AD
O: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.
R: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P; Tripod, with fillets streaming out l. and r., on which are ravens r. and l., and in the center, dolphin over wreath: ('exuviae' of Apollo, for 'pulvinar' of Apollo and Diana (?)).
- RIC 131 (R), BMC 82, RSC 323a
Reka Devnia hoard, recording only 3 specimens with ravens and the dolphin and 24 specimens of the regular type with only the dolphin. The dolphin, ravens, laurel and tripod are all symbols of Apollo. His most famous attribute is the tripod, the symbol of his prophetic powers. It was in the guise of a dolphin that Apollo brought priests from Crete to Delphi, explaining Apollo's cult title "Delphinios" and the name of the town. He dedicated a bronze tripod to the sanctuary and bestowed divine powers on one of the priestesses, and she became known as the "Pythia." It was she who inhaled the hallucinating vapors from the fissure in the temple floor, while she sat on a tripod chewing laurel leaves. After she mumbled her answer, a male priest would translate it for the supplicant.Nemonater
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Titus / VictoryTitus as Caesar (AD 69-79). AR denarius, 16mm, 3.22g, Ephesus, ca. AD 71.
O: IMPERATOR T CAESAR AVGVSTI F, bare head of Titus right
R: PACI-AVGVSTAE, Victory advancing right holding wreath and palm, ligate EPHE in lower right field.
RIC 1441 (R2) (Vespasian). RPC 838 (Paris only). BM 468 note. Paris 360. Cohen 124 (15 Fr.).
Rare Eastern issue with Titus depicted bareheaded rather than laureate.Nemonater
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Titus as CaesarTitus Denarius, 3.22g. Rome mint 72-3 AD. O: T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT Laureate head right. R: Standing emperor, left foot on globe, holding spear and parazonium with seated mourning Judaea on either side of palm tree. RIC 369 (R2). BM 85. Cohen 392 (10 Fr.) var. Cf. Paris 74 (aureus).
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection, purchased from Tom Cederlind, Ex Baldwins Auctions. No 42. 26 Sep 2005. "The William C Boyd collection" lot 288 (part), Ex William Boyd (1840-1906) Collection. Mr. Boyd was a member of the Royal Numismatic Society, and was Treasurer at the time of his death. He purchased this coin from W.S Lincoln in December of 1898. (W.S Lincoln operated a shop on Oxford St at the turn of the 20th century. He and his brother Edgar sold coins, stamps, coin cabinets and produced some numismatic references)
This Judaea Capta type is comparatively common at Antioch (portrait draped and cuirassed), but rare at Rome (portrait head only). RIC 369 rates the Rome-mint denarius R2, "very few examples known", and the Paris collection lacks a specimen of this coin. CoinArchives contains 26 denarii of this type, 24 of them struck at Antioch and only two struck at Rome. The same obverse die was also used for an aureus with reverse Emperor in triumphal quadriga right.
According to CClay, "Use of the SAME dies for both aurei and denarii was the rule up until Titus and continued in some issues until about Hadrian. Thereafter the style and size of the two denominations diverged, though gold and silver QUINARII often continued to be struck from the same dies."
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Titus as CaesarTITUS, as Caesar. 79-81 AD. Æ As 28mm 8.6 gm. Struck 74 AD. O: T CAES IMP PON TR P COS III CENS, laureate head left R: VICTORIA AVGVST, S C across field, Victory standing right on prow, holding wreath and palm. RIC 755 (Vespasian); BMCRE 711A (Vespasian) note var. (head right); cf. Cohen 363.
This obverse legend with PON TR P added and CAESAR abbreviated to CAES is only known on one coin paired with this reverse type (BMCRE 711A note), but that coin's obverse has Titus facing right. The references mentioned are from the only other example I could find online. I believe this is the third known left facing example.
The Victoria Avgvst, Avgvsti and Navalis Victory on the prow types probably commemorate Titus' pursuit of the Jews at Tarichæa on rafts, and the same circumstance doubtless explains why Titus brought a large number of ships with him when he entered Rome in triumph.Nemonater
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Titus as Caesar / QuadrigaTitus as Caesar. 70-79 AD. Denarius, 18mm 3.42g. Rome, 72-3 AD.
O: T CAES IMP VE - SP PON TR POT Head laureate right.
R: No legend. Titus in triumphal quadriga right, holding branch in right hand and scepter surmounted by bust (?) in left; on front of car, large wreath.
- RIC 371 (R2). BM 85A. Hendin 1483, pl. 44. Cohen 394 (10 Fr.). Cf. Paris 454 (as irregular).
A rare Rome-mint Judaea Capta denarius. This type is comparatively common at Antioch (portrait draped and cuirassed), but rare at Rome (portrait head only). CoinArchives Pro contains 27 denarii of the type, 26 of them struck at Antioch and only one struck at Rome, and that one coin is from the same reverse die (Meister & Sonntag 2, 20 September 2002, lot 1165). The same reverse die was also used to strike denarii for Vespasian as well as aurei. (Gemini IX lot 304 pictured below.)
The reverse type refers to Vespasian and Titus' triumph over the Jews in 71 AD, the year before the coin was struck. Usually the branch held by the emperor is depicted in the field, below the scepter that he holds in his other hand, but on this die Titus rests his right forearm on the rim of the car and holds the branch slightly downwards, so that it is seen overlapping the top of the car, just above the tail of the horse in the foreground.
- This description modified from a great write up by Curtis Clay in Gemini IXNemonater
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Titus Ceres DenariusSilver denarius, Rome mint, weight 3.1g, c. 24 Jun - mid July 79 A.D.
O: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head right; reverse TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII
R: Ceres seated left, grain stalks and poppy head in extended right hand, flaming torch in left hand.
- RIC II 6 (R2, same reverse die), BnF III 1 (same rev. die), RSC II 270a, BMCRE II -, Hunter I -, SRCV I -, Only three sales of this type recorded on Coin Archives in the last two decades.
This type is from a very rare early issue of Titus as Augustus, not yet naming him P P (Pater Patriae - Father of the Country). Titus apparently accepted this title quite soon after the beginning of his ninth tribunician year on 1 July 79 and P P was quickly added to the end of the reverse legend.Nemonater
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Titus Pulvinar SeriesTitus. AD 79-81. Denarius 18mm 3.12g. Rome mint. Struck January-June AD 80.
O: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate, bearded. Head right
R: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, pulvinar (throne) of Jupiter and Juno: square seat, draped, surmounted by horizontal winged thunderbolt.
Rare with portrait left: Only three specimens in Reka Devnia hoard.Nemonater
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TITUS, as CaesarTITUS, as Caesar. 69-79 AD. Rome Mint AE Sestertius (36mm, 26.62 g). Struck 72 AD. O: Laureate head right, T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II R: Titus in military dress, cloak flying behind him, his horse rearing as he attacks prostrate Jew who is armed with sword and shield. SC in exergue. RIC 430, Hendin 1524, Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection Gemini Auction X, ex Goldberg 41, part of lot 2841 (Alan Levin Collection)
It is likely this coin refers to a battle recorded in Josephus Wars Book V Chapter 2, where Titus was ambushed by Jews who “leaped out suddenly at the towers called the "Women's Towers," through that gate which was over against the monuments of queen Helena.”
Cut off from his men, the account goes on, “So he perceived that his preservation must be wholly owing to his own courage, and turned his horse about, and cried out aloud to those that were about him to follow him, and ran with violence into the midst of his enemies, in order to force his way through them to his own men. And hence we may principally learn, that both the success of wars, and the dangers that kings are in, are under the providence of God; for while such a number of darts were thrown at Titus, when he had neither his head-piece on, nor his breastplate, (for, as I told you, he went out not to fight, but to view the city,) none of them touched his body, but went aside without hurting him; as if all of them missed him on purpose, and only made a noise as they passed by him. So he diverted those perpetually with his sword that came on his side, and overturned many of those that directly met him, and made his horse ride over those that were overthrown.
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Titus/Clasped HandsAR Denarius Ephesus (?) mint, 76 AD
Obv: T CAES IMP VESP CENS; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r. 'o' mint mark below neck
Rev: PVBL FIDES; Hands clasped over caduceus, two poppies and two corn ears
- RIC 1485 (R). BMC p. 102 note. RSC 87. RPC 1459 (2 spec.).Nemonater
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Titus/SalusAR Denarius, Rome mint, 73 AD
O:Head of Titus right, laureate, bearded; T CAES IMP VESP CENS
R: SALVS AVG; Salus seated left with patera
- RIC 518 (R2)Nemonater
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TrajanTrajan. AD 98-117. AR Denarius, 18mm, 3.12 g, 6h. Rome mint. Struck AD 112.
O:Laureate bust right, slight drapery, IMP TRAIANVS AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P
R: Marcus Ulpius Traianus seated left on curule chair, holding patera in right hand and hasta pura in left (attributes of divinity), DIVVS PATER TRAIAN
RIC II 252 corr. (fully draped bust); Woytek 406b; RSC 140.
Trajan's father, Marcus Ulpius Traianus was the most distinguished of the gens Ulpii, a family originally hailing from Tuder in Umbria which had settled in Baetica in Spain. His success in both war and politics paved the way for his son to become the first non-Italian emperor of Rome.
He came to prominence while commanding the 10th Legion during the Jewish War. Having pounded the city of Joppa close to submission, he presented Titus with the honor of leading the final assault. As a reward, Vespasian made Ulpius Traianus a consul.
Serving as governor of Syria from 73 to 77, the elder Trajan was later proconsul of all Asia from 79 to 80. In that capacity he earned honors in actions against the Parthians, built two vital roads and shored up the frontier defenses.
Trajan deified his adopted father Nerva in 98, though without immediately striking coins for the new Divus. Trajan Pater died about two years after his son took the purple and was also, as this coin shows, deified by him.
Trajan's natural father seems to have been consecrated in connection with the dedication of Trajan's Forum in Jan. 112. That was the occasion for the striking of this denarius type for DIVVS PATER TRAIAN early in 112.
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Trajan / SalusTrajan Rome mint 114-117 AD
O: IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DAC, laureate, draped bust right.
R: PARTHICO PM TRP COS VI PP SPQR, SALVS AVG in ex., Salus seated left by altar, holding patera, feeding snake entwined around altar.
RIC 370, BMC 645.
Added late in Trajan's coinage, reflecting justified fears about his state of health. A scarce coin. Woytek 581 found only 24 specimens of this denarius, only nine in Reka Devnia hoard. Not often seen in trade.Nemonater
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VespasianVespasianus Sestertius, 34mm 23g, 71 AD, Rome mint.
Obv: Laureate head rightIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III,.
Rev: Vespasianus standing right, holding spear and parazonium, left foot on helmet, to right, mourning Judaea. IVDAEA CAPTA / S C
- RIC II 167
Well worn but a nice coin to carry around and show friends without panicking that someone is going to drop or scratch it. Nemonater
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Vespasian (Facing Left) JupiterVespasian. AD 69-79. 21mm, 3.3 g. Rome mint. Struck AD 76.
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, left
R: IOVIS CVSTOS; Jupiter, bearded, naked, standing facing, sacrificing out of patera in r. hand over low garlanded altar and holding long vertical sceptre in l.
RIC II 850; RSC 554.
A rather scarce coin. 6 left facing vs 67 right facing in the Reka-Devnia hoard; 2 left vs 10 right in the hoard of Francesti.
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Vespasian / Aequitas Vespasian (AD 69-79). AR denarius 18mm, 3.2 g. Rome, AD 69-70.
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right /
R: COS ITER TR POT, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and scepter. RIC 21. RSC 31.
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Vespasian / Aequitas AsVespasian AE/As, 27 mm 10.05, Rome mint struck 73 AD
O: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS IIII CENS, Laureate head left
R: AEQVITAS AVGVST / S - C, Aequitas standing left, scales in right, cornucopia in left
-RIC 588 (R), BMCRE unlisted, BNF unlisted
Thanks to Curtis Clay for pointing out that, "I think we can believe RIC that there aren't a great many of this variety around. BMC 662 has the same coin with portrait right, but had to quote portrait left from Cohen 9. And that variety wasn't in Paris either, so Cohen had to cite it from Vienna."Nemonater
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Vespasian / Cista MysticaVespasian AR Denarius 3.1g Rome Mint, 75 AD
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Laureate head of Vespasian right.
R: PON MAX TR P COS VI; Victory, draped, holding wreath extended in right hand, palm in left, standing left on 'cista mystica', serpents rising on both sides.
-RIC 776 (R), BMC 169, RSC 369
Well worn but still handsome to my eye.Nemonater
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Vespasian / Emperor seatedVespasian AR Denarius, Rome Mint, 74 AD
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Vespasian laureate right
R: PON MAX TR P COS V; Vespasian, togate, seated right on curule chair, feet on stool, holding scepter in right hand, branch in left
- RIC 702 (C), BMC 136, RSC 364Nemonater
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Vespasian / IVDAEA DEVICTAVespasian. 69-79 AD. 3.38 g. Denarius, Lugdunum, 71 AD.
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P Head laureate right.
R: IVDAEA DEVICTA Judaea, veiled, with hands tied in front, head bowed, standing left, palm tree behind her. RIC 1120. BM 388. Paris 297. Cohen 243 (15 Fr.). Hendin 1488.
A rare Judaea Capta type, struck only at Lugdunum. An unusual series in that it is far more commonly found as a fourrée than official.
Here is a fourrée from my gallery: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-103021
The Judaea Capta series was the broadest and most diverse series of coins commemorating a Roman victory issued up to that time. The series includes the kinder IVDAEA RECEPTA (Judaea was "received" into the empire), the more honest IVDAEA CAPTA and IVDAEA DEVICTA issues, DE IVDAEVS and IVDAEA, as well as epigraphic reverses. The conquest of the Jews was going to reach every corner of the Roman world and would help establish the Flavian Empire. Nemonater
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Vespasian / Jewess MourningVespasian AR denarius Rome Mint, 69-70 AD
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
R: Jewess, draped and veiled, seated on ground in attitude of mourning; trophy behind made of helmet, cuirass, oblong and round shield, greaves, and two round shields; IVDAEA in ex.
- RIC 2, BMC 35, RSC 226Nemonater
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Vespasian / Judaea Capta Palm TreeAD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.03 g, 6h). Judaea Capta - Rome mint. Struck circa 21 December AD 69-early AD 70. Laureate head right / IVDAEA in exergue, palm tree; to right, Jewess, arms bound behind, seated right. RIC II 4; Hendin 1480; RSC 229.
From the Sierra Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 142 (10 October 2005), 2350.
This example clearly shows the ropes binding her wrists.Nemonater
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Vespasian / Judaea Devicta FouréeVespasian. AD 69-79. 17mm 2.7g. Fourée Denarius, Lugdunum or illegal mint.
O: Laureate head right, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P R: Draped Jewess standing left, hands tied in front of her, palm tree behind, IVDAEA DEVICTA.
One of the more interesting types as it is found more often as a fourée than solid silver.Nemonater
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Vespasian / NeptuneVespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck January-June AD 70.
O: Laureate head right, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG.
R: Neptune standing left, with right foot on prow, holding dolphin and trident, COS ITER TR POT.
- RIC 25 (R)Nemonater
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Vespasian / Neptune DenariusVespasian. 69-79 AD. Denarius, 3.10g. 18mm. Lyon Mint, 70 AD.
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P; Laureate head of Vespasian right.
R: COS ITER TR POT; Neptune standing left, foot on prow, holding dolphin.
- RIC 1109 (R), BMC 375 note, RSC 93.Nemonater
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Vespasian / Pax AureusVespasian. Gold Aureus (7.14 g), AD 69-79. Judaea Capta type. Rome, AD 72/3.
O: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head of Vespasian right.
R: VIC AVG across field,Victory standing right on globe, holding wreath and palm branch.
- RIC 361; BN 57; BMC 72; Calicó 699
In describing Vespasian's triumph in Rome, following the defeat of Judaea, Josephus says, "Many people were carrying statues of Victory; everything was constructed of elephant [ivory] and gold." Nemonater
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Vespasian / Pax DenariusVespasian. AD 69-79. Fourrée Denarius (19mm, 3.48).
Obverse style and legend copying Ephesus mint denarii. Reverse copying extremely rare aureus from Antioch - RIC 1539
O: IMP CAES VESPAS AVG Laureate head right
R: PONT MAX – TRIB POT Pax seated r. on throne, holding olive branch and vertical scepter.
For some reason the forger decided to match a denarius obverse from Ephesus with an aureus reverse from Antioch.
Although the weight is good, the poor style, muling of types indicates a possible fourrée.Nemonater
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Vespasian / Pax Ephesus MintVespasian AR Denarius, 3.33g, Ephesus Mint, 71 AD
O: Laureate head right, IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P
R: Turreted and draped female bust right; PACI ORB TERR AVG [EPHE below]
- RIC 1433 (C). BMC 459. RSC 293. RPC 835 (14 spec.).
Minted to celebrate the Flavian Pax Romana. I was able to confirm the attribution with matching dies.Nemonater
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Vespasian / QuadrigaVespasian AR denarius, 2.95g 18mm, Rome mint, 71 AD
O: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M; Vespasian, laureate head right.
R: Vespasian in triumphal quadriga, branch in right hand, scepter in left.
- RIC 49, BMC p. 14 note, RSC 643 var.
Most examples of this reverse type are Antioch mint issues which copy the Rome mint type.
This example is unusual because of the obverse legend IMP CAES VESP AVG PM. RSC records this reverse with COS IIII, which is the Antioch type. This type is a rare official variant which Ian Carradice knows of only three other specimens.
This same reverse die was used to strike aurei for both Vespasian (The example below is, sadly, not in my collection) and Titus.
According to CClay, "Use of the SAME dies for both aurei and denarii was the rule up until Titus and continued in some issues until about Hadrian. Thereafter the style and size of the two denominations diverged, though gold and silver QUINARII often continued to be struck from the same dies."
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Vespasian / Shield Within Wreath RIC 1393Vespasian; 69-79 AD, Ephesus, c. 69-70 AD, Denarius, 2.80g.
O: IMP CAES - VESPAS AVG Head laureate r.; on neck rectangular countermark IMP VES with IMP and VE ligate (Howgego-839).
R: AVG on round shield within oak wreath; rectangular countermark IMP VES with IMP and VE ligate.
Extremely rare, apparently the second recorded specimen, the first having appeared in Schenk-Behrens 76, 26 Nov. 1998, lot 186, as reported but not illustrated by RIC-1393.
This coin is exceptional in three additional ways. First, Roman denarii are virtually never countermarked, with the exception of the IMPVES under Vespasian. Second, it is extremely rare for a coin of Vespasian to be countermarked by Vespasian. Third, I believe this is the only example of a Vespasian denarius mistakenly countermarked not just once, but twice!
The attribution of this reverse type to Ephesus, suggested by the use on later marked coins of that mint of a simplified version of the same type, AVG within oak wreath but without the shield, is confirmed by the countermark of Vespasian on this specimen, since the few Flavian denarii known to have been marked with that countermark are all coins of the Ephesus mint.Nemonater
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Vespasian / Titus and DomitianAR Denarius
Vespasian Rome mint, 3,26g 69-70 AD
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Laureate head right.
R: TITVS ET DOMITIAN CAES PRIN IV; Titus and Domitian, togate, seated on curule chairs, each holding branch extended in right hand, left hands at sides.
- RIC 6, BMC 46, RSC 541Nemonater
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Vespasian / Titus and DomitianVespasian AR Denarius, Tarraco mint, 70 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Vespasian, Laureate right.
Rev: CEASAR AVG F COS CAESAR AVG F PR; Confronting heads of Titus right, and Domitian left.
- RIC 1302 (R). BMC 351A. RSC 5. From the Gordon S. Parry Collection; Ex Lanz Auction 68 (6 June 1994) lot 360, sold for 420 DM on an estimate of 700; CNG E-auction 196 lot 263.
Below are the photos and description from Lanz Auction 68:
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Vespasian / Titus and Domitian on HorsebackVespasian AR Denarius, Rome Mint, 69-70 AD
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
R: TITVS ET DOMITIAN CAES PRIN IV; Titus and Domitian riding r., hands outstretched
- RIC 5 (R). BMC p. 7, RSC 539.
One of the rarest of the dynastic types.Nemonater
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Vespasian / Titus and Domitian RomeVespasian, 69-79. Denarius (Silver, 16mm, 3.06 g 7), Rome, 70.
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Laureate head of Vespasian to right.
R: CAESAR AVG F COS CAESAR AVG F PR Bare heads of Titus and Domitian facing each other.
BMC 2. BN 21 Cohen 5. RIC 2Nemonater
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Vespasian / Vespasian seated rightVespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.32 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 73.
O: IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN, laureate head right
R: PONTIF MAXIM, Vespasian, togate, seated right, feet on stool, holding vertical scepter in right hand, branch in left.
- RIC 545; RSC 387a; BMCRE 98; BN 86. Hard to find obverse legend variant, CEN rather than CENS.Nemonater
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Vespasian / Victory Vespasian. AR Denarius Rome mint. Struck AD 72-73.
O: Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII; Laureate head right
R: VICTORIA AVGVSTI; Victory standing right, holding palm frond over shoulder and placing wreath on top of signum set in ground. RIC II 362; RSC 618.Nemonater
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Vespasian / Victory Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.48 g, 1h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 69-70.
O: IMP CAES - VESPAS AVG Laureate head right
R: PACI - AVGVSTAE Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; Φ to lower left.
- RIC II 1406Nemonater
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Vespasian / Victory Antioch MintAR Denarius, Antioch mint, 72-73 AD
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.
R: VICTORIA AVG; Victory stg. r., on globe, with wreath and palm
-RIC 1547 (R2), BMC 498, RSC 588, RPC 1921 (2 spec.)Nemonater
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Vespasian / Victory on Globe AR Denarius, Uncertain Spanish mint, 69-70 AD
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Laureate head left.
R: VICTORIA IMP VESPASIANI; Victory standing left on globe, with wreath and palm
- RIC 1340 (R), BMC 362, RSC 630
A very pleasing dark chocolate patina with bronze highlights. A nice compliment to my Civil Wars denarius with the same Victory on globe reverse. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-130882Nemonater
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Vespasian / Victory Orichalcum SestertiusVespasian, 69-79. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 34mm, 23.49 g 6), Rome, 71.
O: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III Laureate head of Vespasian to right.
R: VICTORIA AVGVSTI, S C in ex, Victory standing right, left foot set on helmet, writing on shield; in right field, mourning Judea seated beneath palm tree.
- BMC 582. BN 560. Cohen 625. RIC 468. Ex Oblos webauction 3 11/15 lot 292, Astarte S.A. XIX '06 Lot 956, UBS Gold & Numismatics '06 Auction 64 lot 173, Auction Numismatica Genevensis 1, Geneva, 27 November 2000, lot 147.Nemonater
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Vespasian / VirtusVespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius, Antioch (or Tyre?) mint. Struck 70 AD.
O:IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right.
R: VIRTVS AVGVST, Virtus standing right, foot on prow, holding spear set on round shield and parazonium.
RIC 1542 (R2). BMC 499. RSC 640. RPC 1916 (5 spec.). BNC 315. Metal detector find from Shkodra city , village of Koplik, Albania
McAlee considers this group of denarii to have been issued at Tyre, not Antioch. (McAlee p.159)Nemonater
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Vespasian JupiterVespasian. AD 69-79. 18mm, 3.37 g. Rome mint. Struck AD 76.
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
R: IOVIS CVSTOS; Jupiter, bearded, naked, standing facing, sacrificing out of patera in r. hand over low garlanded altar and holding long vertical sceptre in l.
RIC II 849; RSC 222Nemonater
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Vespasian o Mint Winged CaduceusVespasian AR Denarius. Uncertain Eastern Mint, Ephesus?, AD 76. 2.77g, 17mm.
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right, annulet below tip of neck.
R: PON MAX TR P COS VII, winged caduceus.
RIC 1477; RPC 1453.Nemonater
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Vespasian Pegasus DenariusVespasian AR Denarius. Uncertain mint possibly Ephesus. AD 76.
O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right, small O below neck truncation
R: COS VII, Pegasus standing to right with left foreleg raised.
- RIC 1473; BMCRE 482; RPC II 1451Nemonater
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Vespasian with Titus and DomitianVespasian, with Titus and Domitian, Caesars. 69-79 AD. AR Denarius (3.18 gm). Lugdunum mint, Struck 71 AD.
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: TITVS ET DOMITIAN CAESARES PRIN IVEN; Titus and Domitian left, on curule chairs, with branches
RIC 1124 (R), BMC 393, RSC 544Nemonater
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Vespasian/Pax COS VIIAR Denarius, Rome mint, 76 AD, likely struck in the first few weeks of the year.
O: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
R: Pax, bare to the waist, seated left, holding branch extended in right hand, PON MAX TR P COS VII
- RIC 852 (C), BMC 184A, RSC 373Nemonater
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Vitellius / L. Vitellius DenariusVitellius (69 AD). AR Denarius, 18 mm, 2.51 g. Rome mint. Struck late April to December 20, 69.
O: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right.
R: L VITELLIVS COS III CENSOR, L. Vitellius seated left on curule chair, holding branch and eagle-tipped sceptre.
RIC I, 97 (R); Cohen 55 (40 Francs).
Rare, especially with L. Vitellius not just extending his right hand on the reverse, but also holding a branch with it. Cohen describes this variant from the Paris collection, but in fact Paris' two aurei and two denarii of the type, Paris pl. XXIII, 61-64, all omit the branch. RIC-96 cites an aureus with branch in Glasgow, and this denarius is from that same reverse die.
Lucius Vitellius the elder, the father of the emperor of the same name, had an impressive career under Tiberius, Caligula and Claudius. He achieved the highest honors attainable by a private man at Rome under the Empire: consul for the third time and censor. He held these offices during the reign of Claudius, being a close friend of the emperor and the most influential Roman senator.
Vitellius died unexpectedly from a paralytic stroke in 51 and received a statue on the speaker's platform on the Roman Forum, with the inscription 'Of unwavering loyalty to the emperor'.
The year 36 saw an incident which deserves mentioning. In Judaea, a Samaritan, claiming to be Moses reincarnate, gathered an armed following. The prefect of Judaea, Pontius Pilate, intervened immediately, dispersed the crowd, and had the ringleaders executed. The Samaritans considered his violence excessive and appealed to the Syrian governor. Vitellius heard their complaints, sent Pilate back to Italy and appointed Marcellus. Pilate's co-ruler in Judaea, the high priest Joseph Caiaphas, was replaced by his brother-in-law Jonathan.Nemonater
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Vitellius / Son and Daughter DenariusVITELLIUS, (A.D. 69), silver denarius, issued July-December 69, Rome mint, (2.94 g)
O: Laureate head to right of Vitellius, around A VITELLIVS GERMAN IMP TR P
R: Confronted draped busts of Vitellius' son and daughter, LIBER[I IMP GERMA]N around
- RIC 103, BMC 29, RSC 2, Ex Noble Numismatics Auction 121, Ex Dr C. Haymes Collection, Ex CNG Auction 258, lot 366Nemonater
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