Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 24.74 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 72.

Triton XXV
Lot: 849. Estimated: $ 10 000

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Sold For $ 32 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 24.74 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 72. T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II, laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, Titus standing right, left foot on helmet, holding spear in right hand, cradling parazonium in left arm; to right, Judaea seated right on cuirass, in attitude of mourning. RIC II.1 422; Hendin 6553; BMCRE 631-2; BN 618. Brown surfaces, minor roughness, silver Este countermark behind bust. Good VF. Very rare.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection. Ex Michael Druck Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 13 January 2017), lot 2098; J. Schulman 235 (5 June 1961), lot 85; V. J. E. Ryan Collection (Part 5, Glendining, 2 April 1952), lot 2381; Sir Arthur J. Evans Collection (Ars Classica XVII, 3 October 1934), lot 1327; Howard Coppuck Levis Collection (not in Naville XI sale); Leonello d’Este Collection.

See lot 817 for a note on the historical significance of the countermarked coins from the Este Collection.

The final winners of all Triton XXV lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 11-12 January 2022. Triton XXV – Session Three – Roman Republican & Imperatorial Coinage through Byzantine Coinage will be held Wednesday morning, 12 January 2022 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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