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RIC 27b of Titus

Titus, as Augustus, AR Denarius. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head left / TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, Dolphin on tripod. RSC 323.

Lot No.1982. VF. 3.2g.

$ 125.

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.