30041: Titus, as Caesar (AD 79-81). AV aureus (19mm, 7.
Titus, as Caesar (AD 79-81). AV aureus (19mm, 7.24 gm, 6h). NGC XF 5/5 - 2/5, ex-jewelry. Lugdunum, AD 73. T CAES IMP-VESP CEN, laureate head of Titus right / VES-TA, round temple-shrine of Vesta with four columns and flight of steps leading up to the central tondo; statue of Vesta within, statue (Securitas?) with right hand on head, left hand on hip, on base to left, statue (Pax?) with branch downward in right hand, scepter in left, on base to right. RIC II.1 (Vespasian) -, cf. 557 (Rome, obverse legend other direction). Calicó 794a (this coin). Extremely rare - no examples in sales archives. Ex Conte Alessandro Magnaguti Collection (Santamaria, Auction Part I, 14 January 1949), lot 594 HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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Titus, as Caesar (AD 79-81). AV aureus (19mm, 7.24 gm, 6h). NGC XF 5/5 - 2/5, ex-jewelry. Lugdunum, AD 73. T CAES IMP-VESP CEN, laureate head of Titus right / VES-TA, round temple-shrine of Vesta with four columns and flight of steps leading up to the central tondo; statue of Vesta within, statue (Securitas?) with right hand on head, left hand on hip, on base to left, statue (Pax?) with branch downward in right hand, scepter in left, on base to right. RIC II.1 (Vespasian) -, cf. 557 (Rome, obverse legend other direction). Calicó 794a (this coin). Extremely rare - no examples in sales archives. Ex Conte Alessandro Magnaguti Collection (Santamaria, Auction Part I, 14 January 1949), lot 594 HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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