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Ruler: Titus, as Caesar, 69-79 AD.
Obverse: T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS; Laureate head of Titus to right.
Reverse: Rev. COS V, Cow walking right.
Mint: Rome, 76 AD.
Denomination: Aureus
Weight: 7,15 g
Reference: RIC II.1², 868. Cohen I, 53. BMC 187 Vespasian.
Note: The reverse type has been compared to the heifer ("jałówka" = samica bydła domowego w wieku powyżej 6 miesięcy,) of Myron, the famous Athenian sculptor of the 5th century BC. C. Mattingly in the British Museum catalog states that "The heifer is indisputably the famous statue of Myron which was placed by Augustus in the 'Porticus Apollinis' and which was transferred by Vespasian to the temple of Peace" (BMC p. xxxviii). Carradice and Buttrey in the revised edition of the Roman Imperial Coinage are more cautious, suggesting that the connection with Myron is hypothetical (RIC p. 30). However, the reverse draws inspiration from the previous series of aurei depicting bulls or heifers issued by Augustus.
The sculpture was one of the artifacts of spoils, displayed in the Templum Pacis (Temple of Peace) constructed after the Jewish War.
This reverse type is very similar to an aureus struck for Augustus (cf. Calicó 168), and may signal the Flavians’ continued attempt to foster a nostalgic bridge with the Augustan Age.
Born in AD 41, Flavius Titus Vespasianus, the elder son of Vespasian. Vespasian had earned acclaim as a general during Claudius' invasion of Britain, and Titus, as he matured, developed into an intelligent, handsome, and charismatic young man, eventually serving as his father's second in command during the Judaean campaign of AD 66-69. Following the collapse of Nero's regime in Rome, Vespasian assumed the throne while Titus took charge of the Judaean war, culminating in the conquest of Jerusalem in AD 70.
Upon his triumphant return to Rome, where suspicions of a coup surrounded him, Titus warmly reunited with his father and was honored with a grand triumph. Subsequently, he held the position of Praetorian Prefect and diligently safeguarded his family's political influence. Upon Vespasian's death in AD 79, Titus ascended to the imperial throne. He was privileged to dedicate the Colosseum, but he also had to deal with the terrible consequences from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. After barely two years in office, Titus died of a fever on 13 September AD 81; he was promptly deified by the Roman Senate and succeeded by his younger brother Domitian.
PLN 9,800
Collezione : 18b Roman Aurei