389, Lot: 614. Estimate $200. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.33 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Antioch mint. Struck AD 72-73. Laureate head right / Palm tree; to left, Vespasian standing right, holding spear and parazonium, foot on helmet; to right, Jewess, in attitude of mourning, seated right. RIC II 1558; Hendin 1490 corr. (obv. legend); RPC II 1930; RSC 645. In NGC encapsulation graded XF, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 3/5. High relief portrait.

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