CNG 88, Lot: 1259. Estimate $500. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 24.97 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, Jewess seated left on cuirass, in attitude of mourning; to right, Jew standing left, hands tied behind his back; both figures surrounded by arms. RIC II 165; Hendin 1502. VF, tan, red, and brown surfaces, minor roughness.