“Judaea Capta” Commemorative

CNG 88, Lot: 1256. Estimate $3000. Sold for $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 23.36 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 72. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS IIII, laureate head right, globe at tip of neck / IVDAEA CAPTA around, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, Vespasian standing right, holding spear and parazonium, foot on helmet; to right, Jewess seated right on cuirass, in attitude of mourning. RIC II 1181; Lyon 63; Hendin 1544; BMCRE 812; BN 814; Brin 57. VF, dark green-brown patina. Very rare.