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RIC 100 of Titus

Titus Æ Sestertius. 80 AD. IMP T CAES VESP AVG OM TR P P P COS VIII, laureate head right / S-C, Greek archaic statue of Spes (Elpis) walking left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. Cohen 221.

Lot No.2001.

$ 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.