Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 25.66 g, 7h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 73. VF.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 738. Estimated: $ 3 000

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 9 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 25.66 g, 7h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 73. T CAES VESP IMP PON TR POT COS II CENS, laureate head right / S • C in exergue, Titus standing right in triumphal quadriga right, holding branch in right hand and scepter in left; on currus, relief of Victory holding wreath and palm frond. RIC II.1 611 (Vespasian, same rev. die); Hendin 6572 (Vespasian, same dies); BMCRE 668 (Vespasian, same dies). River patina, well struck, some minor areas of erosion, deposit. VF. Very rare.

From the DMS Collection, purchased from David Hendin, July 1998.

When Vespasian was acclaimed Emperor by the eastern legions on 1 July AD 69, he left his son Titus in command of ongoing operations to repress the Jewish Revolt (AD 66-73). Like his father, Titus was a skilled general and, by April AD 70, he had forced the rebels behind the walls of Jerusalem, which he besieged for four months and ultimately demolished, setting the Temple ablaze. Although mopping up operations against surviving rebel elements continued, Titus traveled to Rome in AD 71 to celebrate a formal triumph as Caesar alongside his father. Despite its lack of any legend other than S C (Senatus Consulto), the reverse of this sestertius belongs to the “Judaea Capta” Flavian propaganda program in its depiction of Titus riding serenely in the triumphal chariot, drinking in the adulation of the Roman people.

The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session Three – Lots 674-990 will be held Wednesday morning, 11 January 2023 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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