Catalog - Catalog 334

AR-Quinarius, 75, Rome; 1,56 g.

IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG laureate head of Vespasian to r.//VI - CTORIA - AVGVSTI Victory seating l., holding wreath in her r. hand and palm in her l. hand. BN -; Hendin -; RIC² no. 803.

Very rare. Repaired, otherwise good very fine

Inv. 585.

ex Rauch 20, Vienna 1977, no. 306.

Æ-As, 77/78, Lugdunum; 9,05 g.

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII P P laureate bust of Vespasian to r., globe at point of bust//IVDAEA – CAPTA, S C in exergue; the mourning Judaea seated to r. under a palm tree, at the l. side of the tree a pile of captured arms. BN 188 no. 846; Hendin 1561; RIC² no. 1233.

 

Fine

Overbeck - Meshorer no. 330.

AR-Denarius, 79, Rome; 3,36 g.

IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG laureate head of Vespasian to r.//TR POT X - COS VIII Victory standing l., placing shield on trophy; below, a captive sitting l. BN 109 no. 214; Hendin no. 1485; RIC² no. 1068.

Beautiful patina, nearly extremely fine

Overbeck - Meshorer no. 331.

ex Leu 33, Zurich 1983, no. 39.

Bronze coin, Bithynia; 14,24 g.

AΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΤΙΤΟΣ KAIΣAP ΣΕΒΑΣ ΥΙΟΣ (Imperator Titus Caesar, son of the Augustus/Emperor) laureate bust to right//EΠΙ Μ ΜΑΙΚΙΟΥ ΡΟΥΦΟΥ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΟΥ ([minted] under the proconsul/governour Maecius Rufus) a date palm, below captured Jewish weapons: to l. cuirass, helmet, and two spears, to r. shield and two spears. Recueil Waddington I 2, 237 f. no. 16; Hendin no. 1575;  RPC no. 604; SNG von Aulock no. 6910; G. Stumpf, Numismatische Studien zur Chronologie der römischen Statthalter in Kleinasien, Saarbrücken 1991, no. 366.

Rare. Nearly very fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 351.

The coin was minted by the Bithynian League/Koinon, as Maecius Rufus is attested as a governor of the province of Pontus-Bithynia during the reign of Vespasian, cf. B.E. Thomasson, Laterculi praesidum I, Göteborg 1984, 245 no. 16. This coin also witnesses how intensively and widely the victory over the Jews was celebrated and propagated in all parts of the Roman empire.

Bronze coin, Laodicea Catacecaumene (Lycaonia); 12,7 g.

ΑΥΤΟΚΡAΤWΡ ΚΑΙCΑΡ ΟΥΕCΠΑCΙΑΝΟC laureate head of Vespasianus to r.//CΕΒΑCΤH ΝΕΙΚΗ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΛΑΟΔΙΚΕWΝ Nike standing l., holding wreath in her r. hand and palm in her l. hand. RPC II no. 1612.

Inv. 608.

AR-Didrachm, Caesarea in Cappadocia; 6,96 g.

AYTOKPA KAICAP OY?CΠΑCΙΑΝΟC C?ΒΑCTOC laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//NIKH – C?BACTH (Victoria Augusta) winged Victory/Nike striding to r., holding a palm frond with her l. hand and a wreath in her outstretched r. hand. W.E. Metcalf, The Silver Coinage of Cappadocia, Vespasian-Commodus, New York 1996, 92 no. 1; RPC no. 1637.

Good fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 352.

Æ-Sestertius, 72, Rome; 26,43 g.

T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II laureate bust of Titus to r.//S - C in field; Titus on horseback hurling his javelin against a Jewish warrior, lying on the ground and trying to defend himself with his shield and sword. BN 159 no. 622; Hendin 1524a with a long commentary; RIC² no.430.

Rare, cf. RIC²: R. Nearly very fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 333.

ex Sternberg 6, Zurich 1976, no. 470.

AR-Denarius 72/73, Antioch in Syria; 3,41 g.

T CAES IMP VESP PO - N TR POT draped laureate bust of Titus to r.//The emperor standing r., having put his r. foot on a helmet, holding a lance in his raised r. hand and a parazonium in his l. Before him a palm tree with two date clusters against whose trunk the mourning personification of Judaea is leaning. BN 122 no. 322 f.;  Hendin no. 1492; RIC² no. 1562; RPC no. 1934.

Nearly very fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 332.

ex Leu 20, Zurich 1977, no. 266.

AR-Denarius, 72/73, Antioch in Syria; 3,1 g.

T CAES IMP VESP P-ON TR POT draped laureate bust of Titus to r.//Titus holding scipio and laurel branch in his hands steers a quadriga to r. BN 122 no. 324; Hendin no. 1492; RIC² no. 1563; RPC no. 1935.

Beautiful patina, insignificant scratch on the reverse, good very fine

Inv. 586.

ex Leu 33, Zurich 1983, no. 41.

Æ-As, 73, Rome; 10,09 g.

T CAESAR VESPASIAN IMP IIII PON TR POT III COS II laureate head of Titus to r.//VICTORIA - AVGVSTI, SC in exergue; Victory standing r., placing a wreath on a standard with her r. hand; holding a palm in her l. hand. BN -; Hendin -; RIC² no. 572 (this coin mentioned).

Extremely rare. Slightly corroded, good very fine

Inv. 596.

Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 79, Munich 1996, no. 556.

Æ-As, 77/78, Lugdunum; 11,07 g.

T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR laureate bust of Titus to r., globe at point of bust//IVDAEA – CAPTA, S C in exergue; the mourning Judaea seated r. under a palm tree, at the l. side of the tree a pile of captured arms. BN 191 no. 869; Hendin 1562; RIC² no. 1268.

Nice brown patina, very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 335.

Æ-As, 77/78, Lugdunum; 12,63 g.

T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR laureate bust of Titus to r., globe at point of bust//IVDAEA – CAPTA, S C in exergue; the mourning Judaea seated to r. under a palm tree, at the l. side of the tree a pile of captured arms. BN 191 no. 869; Hendin 1562; RIC² no. 1268.

Good fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 334.

AR-Denarius, 79, Rome; 3,28 g.

T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS laureate bust of Titus to r.//TR POT VIII COS VII a Roman trophy/tropaion, in front of it a Jewish prisoner of war kneeling to r. BN 111 no. 229-230; Hendin no. 1486; RIC² no. 1076.

Nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 344.

AV-Aureus, October 70, Caesarea Maritima; 7,52 g.

DOMITIANO CAESARI PR(incipi) IV(ventutis) around a bareheaded bust of Domitian, which resembles the young Nero’s portraits//A round shield – a clipeus virtutis – overlaying two crossed lances inscribed with IMP / T / CAESAR. Calico -;  J. Nollé, Eine Geburtstagsfeier für den kaiserlichen Bruder und das Blutgold vom jüdischen Tempel, Moneytrend Dez. 2019 (this coin); RIC² no. 1538 (this coin); RPC II no. 1909 (this coin); P. Strauss, Ein unedierter Aureus des Domitian aus Judäa, in: Festschrift H.A. Cahn, Basel 1985, 135-139 (this coin).

The only specimen published to date. The obv. slightly struck off the centre, graffiti, nearly extremely fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 337.

The piece was aquired in the 1960s.

This coin was produced by a moving mint which accompanied Titus on his journey through the most important cities of the Levant. We know from the Jewish historian Josephus that Titus, having captured Jerusalem, travelled from Judaea to Antioch. The son of Vespasian escorted by two legions wanted to be celebrated as a victor and to discourage the Jewish people in the Near East cities from a new uprising against Rome. On October the 24th 70 he celebrated his brother’s birthday in Caesarea Maritima. On this occasion 2,500 Jewish prisoners of war were slaughtered in the city’s amphitheatre (or hippodrome). Obviously, during these festivities, such gold coins were produced in relatively low numbers and presented to Caesarea’s most important dignitaries. A similar coin with the same rev. was minted for the birthday celebrations in honour of Titus’s father Vespasian. They took place in Berytos/Beirut on the 17th of November 70. It is obvious that these memorial coins were minted from the gold which the Romans plundered from the sacred treasure of the Temple in Jerusalem. We can learn from the two graffiti that the recipient scratched an N into the coin’s rev., which may be understood as the initial letter of his name or that of the Greek word ,nike‘ which means victory. A short time later this man used the memorial coin for payment purposes. It came into the hands of a Jew who could not refrain from scratching the graffito 'death' or 'die!' in Hebrew letters on both sides of Domitian’s portrait. This coin is a historical document of the utmost importance.

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.

AR-Denarius, 79, Rome; 3 g.

IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M laureate bust of Titus to r.//TR P VIIII IMP XV COS VII P P trophy (tropaion), at its base a kneeling Jewish warrior, his hands bound behind his back. BN 202 no. 29; Hendin no. 1583b; RIC² no. 49.

Nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 342.

Æ-As, 79, Rome; 9,79 g.

IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VII laureate head of Titus to r.//VICTORIA - AVGVST, S-C in field; Victory advancing r., holding wreath in her r. hand and palm in her l. hand. BN -; Hendin -; RIC² no. 80.

Very rare. Corroded, very fine

Overbeck - Meshorer no. 343.

AR-Denarius, 80, Rome; 3,37 g.

IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M laureate bust of Titus to r.//TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P trophy, at its left side the mourning Judaea, on the right sits a captured Jewish prisoner whose hands are bound behind his back. BN 203 no. 34; Hendin no. 1584; RIC² no. 102.

Good very fine Inv. 580.

AR-Denarius 80, Rome; 3,35 g.

IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M laureate bust of Titus to r.//TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P trophy, at its l. side the mourning Judaea, on the r. sits a captured Jewish prisoner whose hands are bound behind his back. BN 203 no. 34; Hendin no. 1584; RIC² no. 102.

On both sides a black spot, very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 344.