Dedication of the Coliseum

369, Lot: 474. Estimate $300. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.37 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 80. Laureate head right / Elephant advancing left, wearing armor. RIC II 22a; RSC 303. Good VF.

The elephant reverse type refers to the dedication of the famous and historically important Coliseum in Rome.