Titus AE AS, "Victoria Avgvsti", VF, Very Rare! - see notes, 74 C.E. SOLD

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TITUS AS CAESAR AE AS, VICTORIA AVGVSTI

RIC 755 (Vespasian), Very Fine, 27mm, 10.54 grams, Struck Circa. 74 C.E.

Obverse: T CAES IMP PON TR P COS III CENS around laureate of Titus left

Reverse: Victory advancing to right on prow, holding wreath and palm over shoulder, VICTORIA AVGVST around, S C across fields

FINE STYLE portrait! Very RARE - rated R2 in the latest RIC and only four examples present in acsearch. Related to the Judaea Capta issues, see discussion in Hendin Guide to Biblical Coins pp. 375-376 and possibly a reference to the Victory on the Sea of Galilee.

Ex: VJM Collection, NJ  Purchased from Tom Cederland, 1982