David Atherton Posted April 3, 2023 · Member Share Posted April 3, 2023 (edited) It is always a great day at Flavian Fanatic Headquarters when a Titus quinarius is acquired! Luckily, I was the only bidder on the lot, so it hammered pretty cheap. Titus AR Quinarius, 1.39g Rome mint, 79-80 AD Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: VICTORIA AVGVST (anti-clockwise, outwardly, from high l.); Victory std. l., with wreath and palm RIC 94 (C). BMC 110. RSC 370a. BNC 88. Ex Tauler & Fau, Auction 122, 2 February 2023, lot 2607. Titus sparingly struck a small undated issue of quinarii in either 79 or 80. This Roman Republican Victory type is copied from quinarii previously minted by Vespasian. It is a mystery as to why quinarii were minted during the imperial era. Were they struck to make up required sums for imperial donatives as A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins states? Or were they minted as presentation pieces to be given away at special occasions? The opening games of the Colosseum is one such contemporary event that comes to mind. Either way, imperial quinarii are very scarce today. In hand. Feel free to share your own quinarii. Thank you for looking! Edited April 3, 2023 by David Atherton 14 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay GT4 Posted April 4, 2023 · Member Share Posted April 4, 2023 Even though rated as common, these Flavian quinarii are difficult to find. Great catch. Here's one of mine RIC 0809 (V) Titus Quinarius T CAESAR IMP VESPASIAN Laureate head right VICTORIA AVGVST Victory seated left with wreath and palm Rome, 75 CE? 1.47g RIC 809 (R3) die matched to the Sneh coin Legends begin from high left. Ex-ANE From RIC: "Assigned to this year because there are no dated quinarii of 75, and the appearance of either AVGVST or AVGVSTI on the reverse suggests transition between the earlier series, up to 74 (with AVGVSTI) and later series, 76 onwards (with AVGVST). 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Atherton Posted April 4, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Jay GT4 said: Even though rated as common, these Flavian quinarii are difficult to find. I think 'common' is a relative term here (compared to denarii). They certainly aren't 'common' in trade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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