Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG
Auction 334 17 Mar 2020
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The Aftermaths of the Great Revolt – The Romans' Victory Celebrations and the Humiliation of the Defeated (70-81 CE). Titus, 79-81.
AV-Aureus, 79, Rome; 7,14 g. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M laureate bust of Titus to r.//TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P; trophy (tropaion), at its base a kneeling Jewish warrior, his hands bound behind his back. BN –; Calicò no. 760; Hendin no. 1578a; RIC² no. 29.
Very rare; cf. RIC²: R2. Good fine
Overbeck – Meshorer no. 341.
Although Titus was the heir of his father Vespasianus, his most important legitimation for his rulership were his military successes in the Jewish War.
AV-Aureus, 79, Rome; 7,14 g. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M laureate bust of Titus to r.//TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P; trophy (tropaion), at its base a kneeling Jewish warrior, his hands bound behind his back. BN –; Calicò no. 760; Hendin no. 1578a; RIC² no. 29.
Very rare; cf. RIC²: R2. Good fine
Overbeck – Meshorer no. 341.
Although Titus was the heir of his father Vespasianus, his most important legitimation for his rulership were his military successes in the Jewish War.