Triton XX, Lot: 686. Estimate $500. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.34 g, 5h). ‘Judaea Capta’ commemorative. Rome mint. Struck circa 21 December AD 69-early AD 70. IMP CΛESAR VESPΛSIANVS AVG, laureate head right / IVDΛEΛ in exergue, trophy; to right, Judaea, veiled and draped, seated right on ground in attitude of mourning, knees drawn up, head resting on left hand which is propped on knees, right arm in lap. RIC II 2; Hendin 1479; RSC 226; BMCRE 36-7; BN 23-5. Good VF, toned, a bit of porosity.

From the Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.