108, Lot: 109. Estimate $200. Sold for $1350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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TITUS, as Caesar. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 27.57 gm). Rome mint. Struck 72 AD. Laureate head of Titus right / Titus in triumphal quadriga right, holding branch and sceptre; quadriga decorated with Victory placing wreath on tree. RIC II 612; BMCRE 668; Brin 99; Cohen 228. VF, brown patina, very nice except for a spot of corrosion on the neck and point of bust.
From the Rudolf Berk Collection. This type most likely refers to Titus' victory in Judaea.