Titus as Caesar Fortuna Sestertius, 76 AD

Titus as Caesar [Vespasian] Æ Sestertius, Rome mint, 76 AD Obv: T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS V; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: FORTVNAE REDVCI; S C in field; Fortuna stg. l., with branch and rudder on globe, and cornucopiae RIC 904 (R2). BMC -. BNC -. Ex Harlan J Berk BBS 255, 30 November 2023, lot 45. Ex Curtis Clay Collection. Ex Artemide eLive Auction 4, 9 September 2018, lot 264. An extremely rare sestertius struck for Titus Caesar under Vespasian in 76. Vespasian and Titus often shared reverse types, normally those struck for Titus are a bit scarcer. This Fortuna type here symbolises Titus’ safe return from the East after the Jewish War. RIC cites one specimen in Vienna. Missing from both the BM and Paris collections. Bold Flavian portrait.