389, Lot: 608. Estimate $500. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 23.56 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, bound male captive standing right; to right, Jewess seated right in attitude of mourning; both figures surrounded by arms. RIC II 233; Hendin 1509. Fine, rough, river surfaces.

From the collection of a Texas Wine Doctor. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 51 (15 September 1999), lot 1253.