Sale: Triton VII, Lot: 890. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Monday, 12 January 2004.  Sold For $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (25.20 gm). Judaea Capta issue. Rome mint. Struck 71 AD. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, Judaea seated right on cuirass beneath palm tree in attitude of mourning, shield before; emperor in military outfit standing right behind, foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; helmet on shield between. RIC II 427 var. (no helmet on shield between); Hendin -; BMCRE 543 var. (same); BN 497; Cohen 239 var. (same). Nice VF, green patina, minor roughness on reverse. ($1500)