Two Exceptional "Judaea Capta" Issues

CNG 108, Lot: 589. Estimate $7500. Sold for $15000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 25.10 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" issue. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, Vespasian standing right, with left foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; to right, Judaea seated right on cuirass, in attitude of mourning. RIC II 167; Hendin 1504. Near EF, wonderful jade green patina, a few minor chips around edge. A bold and impressive specimen.

From the D. C. Kopen Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 78 (14 May 2008), lot 1747 (hammer $15,100); Triton X (9 January 2007), lot 597 (hammer $14,000).