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Session Six - Tuesday, June 3, 2014 approx. 1:00 PM
3464
Divus Titus. Silver Antoninianus (5.0 g), died AD 81
.
Rome, under Trajan Decius, AD 250/1. DI-V-O TITO, radiate
head of Titus right.
Reverse:
CONSECRATIO, eagle standing
right, head left, with wings displayed. RIC 81a; RSC 404. Lightly
toned. Scarce.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $500 - 600
Ex Helios 8 (13 October 2012), 100.
.
3465
Titus with Domitian, as Caesar, AD 79-81. AE of Lydia,
Germe
. AYTO KAI
EP CEBAC, laureate head of Titus right;
before, two grain ears.
Reverse
: AYTO KAI CEBAC, laureate
head of Domitian right. RPC II 929; Ehling 27-9; SNG Righetti
711. Slightly porous.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $200 - 250
A
BSOLUTELY
I
NCREDIBLE
Q
UALITY
B
RONZE OF
T
ITUS
, AD 79-81
Enlargement
3466
Titus, AD 79-81. AE Dupondius (13.6g) minted at Rome, 1 July AD 72-30 June AD 73, while Caesar under Vespasian
. Radiate
head right of Titus.
Reverse:
Felicitas standing left with caduceus and cornucopiae; across field, S C. RIC 504 [as R2], citing one specimen in
the Paris and Vienna museums. Possessing remarkable detail from fresh dies, with a uniform dark greenish-brown patina.
Nearly Mint
State
.
Of fantastic quality, likely the finest bronze of Titus known. Indirectly, the reverse commemorates the victory in the East by Titus and the hap-
piness and riches of the Roman populace.
Estimated Value ........................................................................................................................................................... $15,000 - 20,000
