1136.  VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius  (26.90 gm). "Judaea Capta" issue.
Struck 71 AD. Laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, SC in exergue, Jewess, in
attitude  of mourning,  seated  right under  palm tree;  Vespasian standing
behind with left foot on helmet, holding spear in right hand, parazonium in
left. RIC  II 427; BMCRE 543 note; Brin 45; Cohen  239 var. VF, glossy dark
green,  almost  black, patina,  reverse  double struck,  some smoothing  in
fields. ($600)


CNG Mail bid sale #58, 18 Sept 2001, lot 1136.
 
Lot was unsold.


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