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Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck July AD 77-December 78. T CAESAR VESPASIANVS, laureate head right / IMP X[III], modius filled with stalks of grain. Cf. RIC 980 (Vespasian), note 186; RSC –. Lightly toned, a few flan flaws and shallow scratches. Good Fine. Apparently unique.
In RIC II.1, page 129, note 186 reads as follows: "A plated example of this coin with rev IMP XIII (Budapest) suggests the possiblity that the parallel issue for Titus might have used this modius reverse type (if such a coin was the prototype for the ancient imitation), though no examples have yet been attested." Dr. Lucia Carbone, Assistant Curator for Roman Coins, at the American Numismatic Society has confirmed this coin as "the prototype for the silver-plated fourrée in the Budapest museum.... The T preceding CAESAR on the obverse is absolutely clear and there is no doubt about the identification of the obverse."
In RIC II.1, page 129, note 186 reads as follows: "A plated example of this coin with rev IMP XIII (Budapest) suggests the possiblity that the parallel issue for Titus might have used this modius reverse type (if such a coin was the prototype for the ancient imitation), though no examples have yet been attested." Dr. Lucia Carbone, Assistant Curator for Roman Coins, at the American Numismatic Society has confirmed this coin as "the prototype for the silver-plated fourrée in the Budapest museum.... The T preceding CAESAR on the obverse is absolutely clear and there is no doubt about the identification of the obverse."