Titus as Caesar, 70-79. Denarius Uncertain Eastern mint circa 76, AR 18.5mm., 3.44g. T CAES IMP - VESP CENS Head laureate r., below truncation, annulet. Rev. COS V Cow walking right. C 56. RIC 1483 (R2). RPC 1458 (3 specimens cited). BMC 486, pl. 15.17 (same dies). CBN 374.
Rare. Toned and very fine.
Ex Gorny & Mosch 142, 10-11 October 2005, lot 2347. Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection. Ex Gemini sale IX, 2012, 432.
Asia Minor issue with annulet below bust, copying Rome-mint reverse types; the "Cow of Myron" type of this denarius particularly rare at this mint.
Price realized | 1'250 GBP |
Starting price | 600 GBP |