Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.40 g, 6h). British Victory type. Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80.

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Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.40 g, 6h). British Victory type. 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. Attractively toned, shallow scratch on reverse. Good VF. Bold portrait.

From the Benito 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 pushed northward into Scotland and defeated the Caledonians at Mons Graupius in AD 83.

Closing Date and Time: 20 May 2020 at 12:13:20 ET.