BITHYNIA, Koinon of Bithynia. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ (29mm, 13.96 g, 6h). Judaea Capta issue. M. Maecius Rufus, proconsul Bithyniae.

Triton XXV
Lot: 641. Estimated: $ 10 000

Roman Provincial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video

Sold For $ 15 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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BITHYNIA, Koinon of Bithynia. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ (29mm, 13.96 g, 6h). Judaea Capta issue. M. Maecius Rufus, proconsul Bithyniae. ΛYTOKPΛ TITOΣ KΛIΣΛP ΣEBAΣ YIOΣ, laureate head right / EΠI M MAIKIOY POYΦOY ANΘYΠATOY, palm tree flanked to left by two spears and helmet set on cuirass, and to right by two shields and two spears. RG 16; NLJ 139; Hendin 6606a; Shoshana I 20539 = RPC II 604.9 (this coin); Stumpf 366 . Green and red-brown patina, minor pitting. EF. Very rare and the finest known.

Ex Shoshana Collection (Part I, Heritage 3003, 8 March 2012), lot 20539; Numismatic Fine Arts XX (9 March 1988), lot 152 (weight in error).


The final winners of all Triton XXV lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 11-12 January 2022. Triton XXV – Session Two – Greek Coinage (Part 2) through Roman Provincial Coinage will be held Tuesday afternoon, 11 January 2022 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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