Ancient Gold Coins
Lot 5178 Session 16 (9.30am Fri 26 Nov) Ancient Gold Coins
Estimate $6,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $6,700
TITUS, (A.D. 79-81), gold aureus, Rome mint, issue of A.D. 80, (7.33 grams), obv. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIANVS AVG P M, laureate head to right, rev. TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, dolphin entwined around anchor, (S.2499, RIC 26(b), BMC 76, C.-). Extremely fine and very rare in this condition.
Ex McHugh Collection.
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