389, Lot: 603. Estimate $200. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.36 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck circa 21 December AD 69-early AD 70. Laureate head right / IVDAEA in exergue, trophy; to right, Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning, head resting in hand. RIC II 2; Hendin 1479; RSC 226. In NGC encapsulation graded XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, some faint hairlines, minor flan flaw on reverse.

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