Sale: Triton V, Lot: 1914. Estimate $500. Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 January 2002. Sold For $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.30 gm). "Judaea Capta" issue. Struck 71 AD. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / IVDAEA [CAPTA], S C in exergue, Jewess in attitude of mourning, seated left beneath palm tree; to right, captive Jew with hands tied behind back standing left; captured weapons behind. RIC II 426; BMCRE 542; BN 494; Cohen 238. Good Fine, reddish brown patina, spotty surfaces, roughness on reverse. ($500)
From the Robert Schonwalter Collection. Information with the coin states that it was purchased from Edward Gans on 23 April 1951. The Gans ticket has a price of $8.