Extremely Rare Judaea Capta Sestertius

CNG 105, Lot: 852. Estimate $2000. Sold for $4250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Titus. AD 79-81. Æ Sestertius (36mm, 26.82 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 80-81. IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P COS VIII, laureate head left / IVD CAP/ S C in two lines across field, palm tree; to left, Judaea seated left, in attitude of mourning, on pile of arms; to right, male captive standing right, head left, with hands bound behind back; helmet and yoke to far right on ground. RIC II 149 var. (S C in exergue); Hendin 1593c var. (captive head right); BMCRE 164 var. (S C in exergue); BN 157–8 var. (same); Cayón 23 var. (captive head right); Hunter 41 var. (captive head right). VF, dark brown surfaces, brassy highlights, some pitting. Extremely rare with male captive standing right, head left, with S C across field. None in CoinArchives.

From the Collection of a Director. Ex Sternberg VI (25 November 1976), lot 473.