CNG 84, Lot: 978. Estimate $3000. Sold for $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 26.99 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, palm tree; to left, Jew standing right with his hands tied behind his back; to right, Jewess seated right on helmet, in attitude of mourning; two spears, a hexagonal and a round shield around. RIC II 159 var. (Judaea seated on cuirass); Hendin 773. VF, green and red-brown patina.

From the Patrick H.C. Tan Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 72 (14 June 2006), lot 1413.