Flavian dynasty

DOMITIAN. As. (Ae. 13.44g/27mm). 73-74 AD Rome. (ICR 658). Obv: Laureate and draped bust of Domitian right, legend around: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II. Rev: Felicitas standing to left carrying caduceus and cornucopia, between Uncirculated, around legend: FELICITAS PVBLICA. Very Fine/ Almost Very Fine.
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TITUS. Sesterce. (Ae. 24.67g/33mm). 77-78 AD Rome. (RIC 1021). Obv: Laureate head of Titus to the right, around legend: T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PONT TR POT COS VI. Rev: Annona seated left holding sack with spikes, between: Uncirculated, around legend: ANNONA AVGVST. Very Fine. Rare specimen.
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DOMITIAN. Dupondio. (Ae. 13.46g/28mm). 85 AD Rome. (RIC 293). Obv: Radiated bust of Domitian to right, around legend: IMP CAES DOMITIAN AVG GERM COS XI. Rev: Mars advancing left wearing Victory with laurel wreath, trophy, and parazonium, between Uncirculated. Good Very Fine/ Very Fine. Scarce specimen.
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DOMITIAN. Sesterce. 81-96 AD Rome. A/ Laureate bust to right. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XV CENS PER P P. R/ Domitian standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, Victoria crowning him to his right. in Uncirculated exergue. RIC 703. Ae. 27.97g. Good Fine.
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TITUS. Sesterce. (Ae. 23.75g/33mm). 72-73 AD Rome. Obv: T CAESAR VESPASIAN IMP IIII PON TR POT II COS II. Laureate bust to the right of Tito. Rev: Titus standing right on a chariot pulled by a triumphal chariot. (RIC 498). Good Very Fine/ Very Fine. Retouched. Very rare specimen.

Despite his short term, he was only Roman emperor for two years, between 79 and 81 AD, and under it, several calamities occurred that have gone down in history, such as the eruption of Vesuvius and the great fire that devastated Rome. , the truth is that he is an emperor whom historiography has always treated well: of great kindness and generosity, he enjoyed enormous popularity, among other things, for the reconstruction work he carried out in devastated Rome. Regarding his numismatics, in a first stage the portrait follows the line of his predecessor, Vespasian, but later the features seem to soften somewhat, although within a realism that does not forgive, for example, the certain forcefulness of his physique.
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VESPASIAN. Sesterce. (Ae. 28.06g/36mm). 71 AD Rome. (RIC 190). Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TR PPP COS III. Laureate bust to right of Vespasian. Rev: Roma standing left holding Victory and spear, before ROMA. Very Fine. Scarce.
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VESPASIAN. Sesterce. (Ae. 26.14g/36mm). 72 AD Lugdunum. Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TR PPP COS IIII. Laureate bust to right of Vespasian. Rev: T IMP AVG F COS II CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG F COS DESG II. Titus and Domitian stand facing each other holding spear and dagger, between Uncirculated. (RIC 1185). Good Very Fine. Very rare specimen.

The founder of the Flavian dynasty had behind him, at the age of sixty, a brilliant military career that was what prompted him to be proclaimed emperor. His mandate, which lasted just ten years, meant restoring some order to public finances, establishing peace on the borders as well as initiating major public works (after the fire that devastated Rome), among which the construction of the well-known Roman Colosseum stands out. .
On his coins appear portraits that are, artistically, a continuation of the line established by Galba: uncompromising realism, severe strokes and an absence of superfluous embellishments. The care taken in the representation of the hairstyles is noteworthy, both in those of the emperor, with a solid head, and in those of his wife Flavia Domitilla, who despite her very humble origins ended up having the posthumous title of Augusta.
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VESPASIAN. Dupondius. (Ae. 12.35g/28mm). 73-74 AD Rome. Anv: IMP CAES VESP AVG PMTP COS V CENS. Radiated bust to the right of Vespasian. Rev: CONGRATULATIONS PUBLIC. Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and cornucopia, between Uncirculated. (RIC 715). Good Very Fine. Cleaned.
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VESPASIAN. Dupondius. (Ae. 11.66g/27mm). 74 AD Rome. Anv: IMP CAES VESP AVG PM TR COS V CENS. Radiated bust to the right of Vespasian. Rev: CONGRATULATIONS PUBLIC. Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and cornucopia, between Uncirculated. (RIC 554). Good Very Fine. Reduced fields.
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VESPASIAN. Sesterce. (Ae. 23.00g/32mm). 80-81 AD Rome. Obv: Vespasian seated right with Victory on a chariot pulled by an elephant chariot, above: DIVO AVG VESP, in exergue: SPQR. Rev: Uncirculated, around legend: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG PM TR PPP COS VIII. (RIC 258). Very Fine. Retouched. Scarce.
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