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dwayne8625 Pillar of the Community United States 582 Posts	Posted 02/03/2014 6:10 pm I had to euthanize my boxer last week because he had cancer , so to help keep my mind off of it I have been going through my coins. I noticed a coin I bought during the summer listed (Vespasian As with the obverse IMP CAES VESP AVG PM TR P COS VIII with the reverse AEQVITAS AVGVST). I had few coins coming in all at once and I only paid $30 so I never got around to checking it out at the time. As I was looking at it I seen a T between IMP and CAES, that would make it Titus RIC 121. What do you guys think? Report this Post to the Staff

Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 02/03/2014 6:20 pm Looks like Titus to me. THats without knowledge of the legend's significance. That hair is much too full to be Vespasian, surely? Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3446 Posts	Posted 02/03/2014 6:28 pm As Ben has already noticed it is recognizably 'Tito' even without the legend ! Nice portrait too. You got a great bargain. Aequitas is a common reverse type but what the hey ! Good enough. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4981 Posts	Posted 02/03/2014 6:32 pm sorry to hear about your dog... but that is a nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 02/03/2014 6:36 pm Aw, Dwayne, I'm so sorry about your beloved dog. And yep, that's Titus. Report this Post to the Staff
dwayne8625 Pillar of the Community United States 582 Posts	Posted 02/03/2014 7:17 pm Thank you Chris and TIF. Ben it's my understanding Titus and Vespasian had the same name so the T (Titus) was put on them signify the difference. Report this Post to the Staff
dwayne8625 Pillar of the Community United States 582 Posts	Posted 02/03/2014 7:48 pm Thanks FR, I had to look around to see what kind of bargain I got off the mislisting. It's my first Titus, good ones are always to high for me (for an emperor that I'm not that into). It was a good bargain, not a Gordian ii, but still good. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/03/2014 7:58 pm Very sorry to hear about your dog. Nice looking Titus. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 02/03/2014 8:03 pm Sorry about the loss of your friend Dwayne, I lost one of my TTs at the beginning of January for the same reason, so been there, done that, got the T Shirt etc, it is very hard... But your coin is stonking, I don't have a Titus yet, yours is fabulous, congats :) Report this Post to the Staff
dwayne8625 Pillar of the Community United States 582 Posts	Posted 02/03/2014 10:55 pm Thanks Ski. I'm sorry about your loss as well Pish. This coin was a welcomed surprise seeing as how I don't know when I would have pursued Titus. Report this Post to the Staff
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