Two Extremely Rare Judaea Capta Semisses

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 1432. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Titus. AD 79-81. Æ Orichalcum Semis (3.39 g, 12h). Judaea Capta type. Rome mint. Laureate head right / IVD CAP, palm tree; to left, mourning Jewess seated left; to right, arms and yoke. RIC II 141; Hendin 795. Near VF, brown patina with earthen encrustation, some scattered verdigris. Extremely rare.