257, Lot: 372. Estimate $300. Sold for $690. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (20mm, 2.87 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Antioch mint. Struck AD 72-73. Laureate head right / Palm tree; to left, Vespasian standing right, holding spear and parazonium; to right, Jewess seated right in attitude of mourning. RIC II 1558 (Vespasian); Hendin 1490; RPC II 1930; RSC 645. Good VF, surface granularity, flan flaw. Rare and with an attractive portrait in good relief.

From the Sierra Collection.