Hendin Plate Coin
Important Jewish Reference Aureus

Triton XXI, Lot: 739. Estimate $50000. Sold for $120000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Titus. AD 79-81. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.17 g, 7h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck 1 January-30 June AD 80. IMP TITVS CΛES VESPASIΛN ΛVG P M, laureate head left / TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P, trophy composed of cuirass, helmet, and oblong shields; two captives seated left and right, back to back, in attitude of mourning. RIC II 101; Hendin 1579a (this coin illustrated); Calicó 778 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE –; BN –; Biaggi 379; Kölner Münzkabinett 38, lot 335 (same dies). EF, underlying luster, a few minimal marks. Very rare, especially in this high grade.