Divus Titus Æ Cast Paduan 'Sestertius'. Early cast after Giovanni Cavino (1500-1570), circa 1600-1900. Copying the issue of sestertii struck under Domitian in Rome, AD 81-82. Aerial view of the Flavian Amphitheatre (the Colosseum) viewed from the southeast, Meta Sudans to left, two-storey porticoed building to right / DIVO AVG • T • DIVI VESP • F • VESPASIAN, Divus Titus, togate, seated to left on curule chair, holding branch and roll, surrounded by oval shields, helmets and a cuirass; SC in exergue. HMB I.52; Klawans 1; Lawrence 35; Johnson & Martini 1607; for prototype, cf. RIC II.1 131 (Domitian). 22.15g, 32mm, 6h.
Condition as seen. An interesting cast paduan of a very rare and desirable type.
Reportedly ex M. Oates Collection.