Ancients
Titus, as Caesar (AD 79-81). AR denarius (17mm, 3.46 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 3/5. Judaea Capta issue. Antioch, ca. AD 72-73. T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Titus right, with slight beard, seen from behind / Palm tree in center, Titus (on left) standing right, grounded spear in right hand, parazonium in left, left foot on helmet, Jewess (on right) seated right in attitude of mourning. RIC II.1 (Vespasian) 1562. Hendin 1492. Perfectly centered on typically tight flan for Antioch issues.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 1073
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD