389, Lot: 615. Estimate $200. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.24 g, 5h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Antioch mint. Struck AD 72-73. Laureate head right / Vespasian standing in chariot right, driving slow quadriga, holding scepter, branch, and reins. RIC II 1559; Hendin 1491 corr. (obv. legend); RPC II 1931; RSC 643. In NGC encapsulation graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 3/5.

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