Triton XVIII, Lot: 1053. Estimate $1000. Sold for $8500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Titus. AD 79-81. Æ Sestertius (35.5mm, 29.21 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 80-81. IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, laureate head left / IVD CAP/ SC in two lines across field, palm tree; to left, Judaea seated left on arms; to right, captive standing right; to far right, helmet, yoke, and oblong shield. RIC II 153; Hendin 1593c; BMCRE 169-70; BN 159. VF, thick gray-brown, green, and red patina, a few pits, evidence of smoothing. Rare.

From the RAM Collection.