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RIC 24b of Titus

Titus Denarius. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head left / TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, throne with back in form of a diadem with corn ears upon it. RSC 311.

Lot No.7155. VF, the rarer left-facing variety! 2.8g.

$ 225.

Titus was the elder son of Vespasian, serving as Caesar from 69-79 AD and as Augustus from 79-81 AD. He is known best for leading the army that capured Jerusulem during the First Jewish War, and for being the emperor when Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii. The Flavian Amphitheater (more commonly known as the Roman Collosseum) was dedicated by him, having been substantially funded by loot from the Temple in Jerusulem.