Triton XXII, Lot: 1053. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.54 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck January-June AD 80. IMP • TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M •, laureate head right / TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, Pulvinar (throne) of Jupiter and Juno: square seat, draped, with tassels: it has a triangular frame on it, on which are five palmettes. RIC II 124a; RSC 313a; BMCRE 61; BN 49. EF, light iridescent toning, lustrous surfaces. Nice metal.

From the DMS Collection, purchased from Jonathan Kern, 17 November 2009, who in turn purchased it from Joseph Linzalone (Linzalone’s ticket included).