CNG 88, Lot: 1277. Estimate $750. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.21 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 71. Bare head right / Victory advancing right, holding palm frond and wreath. RIC II 1441 (Vespasian); RPC 838; RSC 124. Near EF, bright surfaces, lightly toned, struck slightly off center. Very rare with bare head right.

From the Sierra Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 122 (10 March 2003), lot 2042.