Two Judaea Capta Denarii

Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 1019. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (2.97 g, 6h). Judaea Capta issue. Antioch mint. Struck AD 72-73. Laureate head right / Jewess in attitude of mourning, seated right beneath palm tree; behind, emperor in military dress, standing right, holding spear and parazonium, foot on helmet. RIC II 363; Hendin 763; RSC 645. Good VF, lightly toned, minor porosity, small area of flat strike. Boldly struck devices on both sides.