Gemini III, January 9th, 2007



      Lot # 353 - Auction is closed.Estimate: US$14000 / Price 
      Realized: US$35000 
      Titus as Caesar. Gold aureus 



 



Titus as Caesar. (70-79 AD). Gold aureus (7.27 gm). Rome, 75 AD. T 
CAESAR IMP VESPASIAN, laureate head right / PONTIF TR P COS IIII, 
Victory, holding wreath and palm, standing left on cista mystica, on 
either side of which is a snake, coiling up on its tail, facing 
inward. BMCRE 173. CBN 151. Cohen 163. RIC 184. Exquisite and 
sensitive portrait. Excellent reverse with beautifully detailed 
snakes on either side of Victory. Some red toning. Mint state. 




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  ... Lot 353 sold for high bid of $35000 [ $40250, or approx 31113.25 EUR, 20527.5 GBP including the 15% buyers fee.] 


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