Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.48 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. VF.

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Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.48 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. Attractive deep and iridescent toning, light scratches mostly under tone, a few deposits. VF.

From the Lionel Tenby Collection.

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 ultimately pushed his campaign far northward deep into Scotland and won a number of important victories including a decisive one against the Caledonians at Mons Graupius in AD 83.

Closing Date and Time: 13 December 2023 at 12:33:00 ET.

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