Lot 3438
Sale 81 · Important Australian, New Zealand & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes
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Description
Titus, (A.D. 79-81), silver denarius, Rome mint, issue of A.D. 79, (3.284 grams), obv. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head to right, rev. TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P, radiate figure on rostal column, (S.2509 [£140 VF], RIC 10, BMC 13, RSC 272). Toned, scratches in field, otherwise very fine, and rare in this condition.
The reverse is copied from a coin of Octavian. The Reka Devnia hoard of 88,044 silver coins contained 431 coins of Titus but only 6 of this variety.
- Estimate
- $250
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $340