Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1355. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $620. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.92 gm). Judaea Capta issue. Rome mint. Struck 71 AD. Laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, Jewess, in attitude of mourning, seated left on cuirass under palm tree, shields before; to right, Jew standing left with his hands tied behind his back; pair of shields and spears behind. RIC II 426; Hendin 774; BMCRE 540; Cohen 238. Fine, patina removed, a few spots of encrustation. ($750)

From the Tony Hardy Collection.