Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Auction 347 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM A Selected Collection of Roman Republican, Imperial and Byzantine Coins 2nd Part
Wednesday 9 July 2025 hours 15:30 (UTC +01:00)
Titus (79-81), Sestertius, Eastern mint (Thrace?), 80-81; Æ (26,06 g; 35,4 mm; 7 h)
IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII Laureate head to r.; Rv. PAX AVGVST Pax standing to l., holding olive branch and cornucopia; S – C across fields. RIC 498; Cohen 141. Rare. A fascinating type, bearing an expressive portrait of the emperor. Untouched green patina. Struck on a very broad flan. Good extremely fine / extremely fine.
Ex Ratto 1939; Ex Stack's 2001 lot 179; from The Sierra Collection; ex CNG Triton XV lot 1517; From the Roman Empire Collection.