Titus. AD 79-81. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.56 g, 6h). ‘Atonement’ series. Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 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 eight vertical bars and one palmette. RIC II.1 124; RSC 313a; BMCRE 62; BN 50 var. (number of vertical bars). Attractive light toning with golden hues, underlying luster, patches of hairlines, flan flaw on reverse. EF. Wonderful portrait.
Ex Jack A. Frazer Collection (Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 700; Ponterio 117 (18 January 2001), lot 417.
