AV-Aureus, 79, Rome; 7,14 g.

IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M laureate bust of Titus to r.//TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P trophy (tropaion), at its base a kneeling Jewish warrior, his hands bound behind his back. BN –; Calicò no. 760; Hendin no. 1578a; RIC² no. 29.

Very rare; cf. RIC²: R2. Good fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 341.

Although Titus was the heir of his father Vespasianus, his most important legitimation for his rulership were his military successes in the Jewish War.