Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial
Lot 4977 Session 18 (2.30pm Friday 25 November) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial
Estimate $180
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SOLD $250
TITUS, (A.D. 79-81), silver denarius, Rome mint, issue of A.D. 79, (3.41 g), obv. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG [P M], laureate head to right, rev. TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P, radiate figure on rostral column, (S.2509, RIC 10, BMC 13, RSC 272). Good very fine, some mint bloom around letters and very rare in this condition.
Ex Noble Numismatics Auction Sale 74 (lot 4768). The reverse is copied from a coin of Octavian. The Reka Devnia hoard of 88,044 silver coins contained 431 coins of Titus but only 6 of this variety.
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Lot 4975
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TITUS, (A.D. 79-81), silver denarius, Rome mint, issue of A.D. 79, (3.41 g), obv. IMP ...
Estimate $180
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