| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 704 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.36 g, 11h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint(?). Struck under Vespasian, AD 77-78. T CAESAR IMP VESPASIAN COS VI, laureate head right / VES TA, Temple of Vesta: round-domed, tetrastyle temple with statue of Vesta, holding scepter in left hand, within, flanked by statue to right and left of temple, each holding a scepter. RIC II.1 –; Calicó –; BMCRE –; BN –. Minor scratches, shallow banker's mark in field on obverse. VF. A completely new legend for Titus. Unique. Ex New York Sale XL (11 January 2017), lot 1218. The obverse legend is apparently unique for this denomination, dating it to AD 77-78. The Temple of Vesta reverse is dated to AD 73 and 74. Therefore, this coin may represent a mule involving an otherwise unrecorded obverse die. Estimate: 7500 USD |  |
