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Is this a rare coin? This example is in the British Museum and it's very nice.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Is it a Titus Auguste (79-81) AD, Coin?
Here is another similar but doesn't have that nice colosseum reverse
TITUS Auguste (79-81), AE as, 80-81, Rome. D/ IMP T CAES VESP AVG PM TR P COS VIII T. l. à d. R/ PAX- AVGVST/ S-C Pax deb. à g., ten. un rameau et un long caducee. BMC 267, 212 var. (note); RIC 229. 10,36g Patine vert clair. Beau à Très Beau Fine - Very Fine Estimate: 100 EUR...
I've got even closer and found this on wildwinds...
TITUS, as Augustus, AE sestertius. 80-81 AD.
Obv: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, Titus seated on curule chair
amidst arms, holding branch & scroll.
Rev: The Colosseum, (Amphitheatrum Flavium, or "Flavian Amphitheatre"),
showing part of the interior, with gangways, arch, and rows of spectators.
Large SC flanking the Colosseum.
The obelisk and the two tiered porticoed structure, as on RIC 110, are both
missing.
This unlisted, unpublished variant is known from some 5 specimens, three of
which are in museums.
Contributed by Steve McBride, August, 2005.
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So, in my opinion, and that doesn't mean very much, but I'd say it was very rare! :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes. This type is very rare and valuable. It was struck to commemorate the opening of the Roman colosseum.
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United States
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For Ancient Roman collectors that coin is one of our Holy Grails, or Honus Wagners to mix metaphors. On Feb 2, 2016 this example sold for $155,000 US (without buyer's fees). http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotvi...4480fda47dd3Needless to say if you run across this coin at a shop or for sale online it is likely a copy or forgery - unless it is in very poor condition, and even then one such sold on Jan 30, 2016 for 8,000 pounds. The only coin that beats that in terms of rarity is the Eid Mar, coined by Brutus to celebrate the assassination of Julius Caesar: http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotvi...a73e1eb5db3d |
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New Member
 Canada
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Well I guess I have good taste  I saw it while surfing around and it didn't show up as available anywhere now I know why. Maybe I'll head to Italy with my Metal Detector... |
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United States
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Maybe I'll head to Italy with my Metal Detector... Well, whatever you find becomes the property of the State. http://www.ncmd.co.uk/law.html#ITALYAs an ancient Roman coin collector it's a bit ironic to me that I've seen more coins outside of Italy (in museums or for sale) than on my travels within Italy. Antiquities laws in Europe regarding ancient coins strike me as... antiquated. |
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I agree a very rare type. If one were ever to show up on the market it would command a price in the many tens of thousands of dollars.
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