Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.14 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. VF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 2
Lot: 1052.
Closing Date: Sep 26 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Silver

Estimate: $ 300

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Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.14 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. Laureate head right / Trophy of arms; to left, Britannia seated left in attitude of mourning; to right, bound British captive seated right. RIC II.1 102; RSC 306. Toned, some porosity, marks and scratches under tone. VF.

From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 118, 13 September 2021), lot 1035; Coin Galleries (14 November 1984), lot 239.

This denarius commemorates Agricola’s victory in Britain at the river Tay, for which Titus was proclaimed imperator for the fifteenth time. Beginning in AD 77, Gnaeus Iulius Agricola, legate of Britannia, began expanding Roman control over the rest of the island. He pushed northward into Scotland and defeated the Caledonians at Mons Graupius in AD 83.

Closing Date and Time: 26 September 2024 at 10:17:00 ET.

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