326, Lot: 453. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Vespasian. AD 69-79. Fourrée Denarius (19mm, 2.95 g, 7h). Imitating a “Judaea Capta” commemorative from the Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. After AD 71. Laureate head right / IVDAEA DEVICTA, draped Jewess standing left, with head slightly bowed and hands tied in front of her; behind, palm tree bearing fruit. RIC II 1120; Lyon 12; Hendin 1488; RSC 243. VF, toned, holed and plugged, core revealed at worn high points. Very rare.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 105 (5 January 2005), lot 151.