444, Lot: 345. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.23 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck circa 21 December AD 69-early AD 70. Laureate head right / IVDAEA in exergue, trophy; to right, Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning, head resting on hand. RIC II 2; Hendin 1479; RSC 226. VF, toned, areas of flat strike, some shallow scratches under tone.

Ex Dr. Klaus Berthold Collection, purchased from Paul-Francis Jacquier, Fall 1998.