Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1413. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006.  Sold For $5500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (26.99 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, palm tree; to right, Jewess, in attitude of mourning, seated right on helmet, round shield before; to left, Jew standing right with his hands tied behind his back; two spears, a hexagonal and a round shield behind. RIC II 424; Hendin 773. VF, green and red-brown patina. Excellent detail on reverse.