By: Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.
lot # 3135 - denarii collection - the civil wars a.d. 68
Titus. Silver Denarius (3.22 g), as Caesar, AD 69-79. Rome, AD 79. T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS, laureate head of Titus right sporting slight beard. Reverse TR POT VIII COS VII, slow quadriga left, drawing garlanded cart containing flower. RIC 1073; BMC 256-7; RSC 336. Rare. Last issue as Caesar. Boldly struck in high relief and well centered. Lovely old cabinet toning. Superb Extremely Fine.
This coin was struck shortly before Vespasian's death, in the period from January to June AD 79, and is from the last issue of Titus, as Caesar.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500.
Ex Triton XII (6-7 January 2009), 579.
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