Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ As (28mm, 10.34 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 77-78. VF.Electronic Auction 538 Roman Imperial, Bronze Sold For $ 450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ As (28mm, 10.34 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 77-78. T CAES IMP TR P COS VI CENSOR, laureate head right, globe at point of neck / VICTORIA NAVALIS, S C across field, Victory standing right on prow, holding palm frond over shoulder and wreath. RIC II.1 (Vespasian) 1285 (R3); Lyon –. Green and red patina. VF. Extremely rare. The only example known to the authors of RIC II.1 is in the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, coin collection and plated in RIC II.1. This is likely the second known. |