Lot 4609

Description

Titus, (80 A.D.), silver denarius, Rome Mint, (3.40 g), obv. laureate head of Titus to right around IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M outwards, rev. TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P around, throne with round back on which there are corn ears, (S.2514, RSC 313, BMC 58, RIC 24a); another, Rome Mint, (3.40 g), obv. laureate head of Titus to right around IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M outwards, rev. TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P around, curule chair on which is a wreath, (Cf.S.2516, RSC 318, BMC 66, RIC 25a). Both fine or better, scarce. (2)

Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 107 (lot 3720) and also coming from an old Hungarian collection.