Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 106

The September 3-5, 2018 Pre-Long Beach Auction

Judaea and Roman Biblical Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1240		M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus. Silver Denarius (3.98 g), 58 BC. Rome. M SCAVR / AED CVR in two lines above, EX S C across field, [REX ARETAS] in exergue, the Nabatean king Aretas kneeling to right, extending olive-branch and holding reins, before camel standing right. Reverse: [P] HVP[SAE] / AED CVR in two lines above, CAPTV to right, C HVPSAE COS / PREIVE in two lines in exergue, Jupiter driving quadriga left; below horses' forelegs, scorpion. Hendin 1441; Crawford 422/1b; Sydenham 913; Aemilia 8. Lustrous and untoned. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 400 The Palm Desert Collection Ex Superior's November Sale, 11-21-83, 67. During the first century, it was normal for a moneyer to highlight some important event from his family's past. This was because for the Roman aristocracy an illustrious past was extremely important for advancing one's political career. Here, however, M. Aemilius has deviated from the norm, depicting an event from his own career, the first such instance in Roman coinage. While serving as Governor of Syria, Scaurus invaded Nabataea, laying waste much of its territory. Although he was unable to conquer king Aretas' stronghold, through an intermediary he was able to convince Aretas to pay a substantial bribe (300 talents) for him to desist. As the event is presented on the coin one would think that the Nabataeans were soundly defeated and that Aretas begged for mercy, but this is mere propagandistic opportunism on the part of Scaurus.Unlike the obverse, the reverse follows tradition by commemorating a past deed of the moneyer's ancestor, the consul Gaius Hypsaeus, who captured the Volscian town of Privernum. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $264
Lot 1241		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Titus. Æ (7.81 g), AD 79-81. Judaea Capta issue. Caesarea Maritima. Laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: Nike standing right, resting foot on helmet, inscribing shield attached to palm tree. Hendin 1446; TJC 381; RPC 2311. Dark green patina. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 350 The Palm Desert Collection Ex Superior (14 December 1987), 602. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $216
Lot 1242		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Titus. Æ (7.82 g), as Caesar, AD 69-79. Judaea Capta type. Caearea Maritima. Laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: Nike standing right, resting foot on helmet, inscribing shield supported by her knee; before her, palm tree. Hendin 1447; TJC 382; RPC 2312. Dark brown patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $150 - 200 The Palm Desert Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $216
Lot 1243		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Titus. Æ (10.71 g), AD 79-81. Caesarea Maritima. Laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: Judaea seated left in attitude of mourning at base of trophy; shield to right. Scarce issue. Hendin 1449; TJC 384; RPC 2313. Reddish-brown patina. Fine / Very Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 350 The Palm Desert Collection Ex Superior (7 June 1984), 1536. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $120
Lot 1244		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Domitian. Æ (16.21 g), AD 81-96. Judaea Capta issue. Caesarea Maritima, AD 81/2. Laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: Titus standing facing, head right, holding spear and parazonium. Hendin 1451; TJC 387; RPC 2301. Very Rare. About Very Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Hendin 1980s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $240
Lot 1245		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Domitian. Æ (16.95 g), AD 81-96. Judaea Capta issue. Caesarea Maritima, ca. AD 83 or later. Laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: Athena standing right on prow, holding spear and shield; trophy to left, palm branch to right. Hendin 1454; TJC 391; RPC 2304. Pleasing dark green patina. Scarce this nice. Very Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 500 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Superior 1970s-80s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 1246		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Domitian. Æ (13.18 g), AD 81-96. Judaea Capta issue. Caesarea Maritima, ca. AD 83 or later. Laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: Athena standing right on prow, holding spear and shield; trophy to left, palm branch to right. Hendin 1454; TJC 391; RPC 2304. Dark brown patina. Fine. Estimate Value $200 - 250 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Hendin, 1980s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $120
Lot 1247		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Domitian. Æ (9.68 g), AD 81-96. Judaea Capta issue. Caesarea Maritima, ca. AD 83 or later. Laureate head of Domitian left. Reverse: Athena standing facing, head left, crowning trophy before her and holding spear and shield. Hendin 1455; TJC 392; RPC 2305. Glossy dark brown patina. Choice Very Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 500 The Palm Desert Collection Ex Superior (10 June 1987), 4218. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $180
Lot 1248		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Domitian. Æ (12.16 g), AD 81-96. Judaea Capta issue. Caesarea Maritima, ca. AD 83 or later. Laureate head of Domitian left. Reverse: Athena standing facing, head left, crowning trophy before her and holding spear and shield. Hendin 1455; TJC 392; RPC 2305. Dark green patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $150 - 200 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from a Malter sale, 1980s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $108
Lot 1249		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Domitian. Æ (4.58 g), AD 81-96. Judaea Capta issue. Caesarea Maritima, ca. AD 83 or later. Laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: Nike advancing left, holding wreath and trophy. Hendin 1456; Sofaer 30-2; RPC II 2306; TJC 393; RPC 2306. Glossy medium brown. Very Fine. Estimate Value $200 - 250 The Palm Desert Collection Ex Superior (12 June 1986), 1455. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $120
Lot 1250		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Domitian. Æ (14.34 g), AD 81-96. AD 92. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR P XI, radiate bust of Domitian right, wearing aegis. Reverse: IMP XXI COS XVI CENS P P P, seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Hendin 1458; RPC 2307. Shades of brown patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Superior 1970s-80s. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1251		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Domitian. Æ (13.87 g), AD 81-96. Judaea Capta type. Caearea Maritima, AD 92/3. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM PM TR P XI, radiate bust of Domitian right, wearing aegis. Reverse: IMP XXI COS XVI CENS P P P, seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Hendin 1458; RPC 2307. Pleasing dark green patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300 The Palm Desert Collection Ex Superior (9 December 1995), 1328. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $240
Lot 1252		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Domitian. Æ (11.31 g), AD 81-96. Judaea Capta issue. Caesarea Maritima, AD 92/3. Laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. Hendin 1459; TJC 395; RPC 2308. Brown patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Superior 1970s-80s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $132
Lot 1253		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Domitian. Æ (12.56 g), AD 81-96. Judaea Capta issue. Caesarea Maritima, AD 92/3. Laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. Hendin 1459; TJC 395; RPC 2308. Reddish-brown patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Superior 1970s-80s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $120
Lot 1254		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Domitian. Æ (11.22 g), AD 81-96. Judaea Capta issue. Caesarea Maritima, AD 92/3. Laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. Hendin 1459; TJC 395; RPC 2308. About Very Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300 The Palm Desert Collection Ex Pacific Coast Auction Galleries (5 June 1987), 2017. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1255		Judaea, Roman Judaea. Domitian. Æ (6.02 g), AD 81-96. Judaea Capta issue. Caesarea Maritima, AD 92/3. Laureate head of Domitian right. Reverse: Trophy. Hendin 1460; TJC 390; RPC 2309. Scarce. Greenish-brown patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $200 - 250 The Palm Desert Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 1256		Vitellius. Æ As (9.59 g), AD 69. Jewish War commemorative. Rome, AD 63. A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG [P M TR P], laureate head of Vitellius right. Reverse: VICTORI AVGVSTI, S C in exergue, Victory advancing left, attaching shield to trophy; at the trophy's base, mourning male captive seated to left on a pile of shields. RIC 176; BN 122; BMC 77; Hendin 1463. Extremely Rare. Dark brown patina. Corroded surfaces but decernable. Earliest reference on a coin to the Jewish War. About Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Saslow 1970s-80s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,120
Lot 1257		Vespasian. Gold Aureus (7.18 g), AD 69-79. Judaea Capta type. Rome, AD 69/70. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse: IVDAEA in exergue, Jewess seated right, head resting on hand in attitude of mourning; behind, trophy. RIC 1; Hendin 1464; BN 20-2; BMC 31-4; Calicó 643. Well struck and nicely centered. Problem-free, just even wear. About Very Fine. Estimate Value $7,500 - UP The Palm Desert Collection. First coin of the standard 'Judaea Capta' series. In the 'Judaea Capta' coinage, the seated personified Judaea evokes the iconographic language of the defeated and degraded prisoner. The conquered province type has its own set of gestures expressing a mournful or abject context, which are derived from Roman funerary iconography. They include an attitude formed by the resting of the chin in the hand, a pose that evokes pensiveness, uncertainty, and grief with overtones of repentance or lamentation. Additionally, the mourner is shown with hunched shoulders, and a bowed and covered head. The depiction of the personified province recollects the Biblical description of the besieged Jerusalem by the prophet Isaiah (ca. 700 BCE): "For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen… Thy men shall fall by the sword and thy mighty in the war. And her gates shall lament and mourn, and she, being desolate, shall sit upon the ground" (Isaiah 3:8-9; 25-26).The imposing military trophy standing to the left of the picture looms over the back of the vanquished Judaea, taunting the humiliated figure, re-enforcing the fact that the weapons used to resist Rome are now spoils to the victors; they no longer hold power. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $11,400
Lot 1258		Vespasian. Silver Denarius (3.20 g), AD 69-79. Judaea Capta type. Rome, AD 69/70. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse: IVDAEA in exergue, Jewess seated right, head resting on hand in attitude of mourning; behind, trophy. RIC 2; Hendin 1479; BN 23-5; BMC 36-7; RSC 226. Wonderful bold portrait! Lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600 From the William Mills Collection of Roman Coins. Ex Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection (CNG E382, 7 September 2016), 372. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,170
Lot 1259		Vespasian. Silver Denarius (3.44 g), AD 69-79. Judaea Capta type. Rome, AD 69/70. [IMP CAE]SAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse: IVDAEA in exergue, Jewess seated right, head resting on hand in attitude of mourning; behind, trophy. RIC 2; Hendin 1479; BN 23-5; BMC 36-7; RSC 226. Very Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 350 The Palm Desert Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $360
Lot 1260		Titus. Silver Denarius (2.91 g), AD 79-81. Rome, under Vespasian, AD 79. IMP T CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: TR POT VIII COS VII, trophy; at base, bound captive kneeling right. Hendin 1486. RIC 1; BN -; BMC 1; RSC 334a. Rare - only two specimens in the Reka Devnia Hoard. Cleaned and untoned. Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300 The Palm Desert Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $360
Lot 1261		Titus. Silver Denarius (2.77 g), as Caesar, AD 69-79. Antioch, under Vespasian, ca. AD 72/3. [T CAE]S IMP VESP PON TR POT, laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: Emperor, in military attire, standing right, resting foot on helmet set on ground, holding spear and parazonium; before him, palm tree beneath which Judaea seated right, resting head on hand, in attitude of mourning. Hendin 1490; RIC 369; RPC 1934; cf. BN 74 (aureus); BMC 85; RSC 392. Rare. Toned. About Very Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 500 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Superior 1970s-80s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $480
Lot 1262		Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (23.78 g), AD 69-79. 'Judaea Capta' type. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, emperor standing right, foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; to right, Jewess�in attitude of mourning seated right on cuirass. RIC 167; BN 497-8; BMC 543; Hendin 1504. Pleasing dark brown patina. Fine style. *NGC graded Choice XF; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/2, smoothing.* Estimate Value $3,000 - UP View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1263		Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (25.08 g), AD 69-79. 'Judaea Capta' type. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse: VICTO-[RIA] AVGV-STI, S C across field, Victory standing right, resting foot on helmet, inscribing shield attached to palm tree. RIC 127; BMC 578-9; Hendin 1507. Pleasing dark green patina. Very Fine / About Very Fine. Estimate Value $600 - 700 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Saslow 1980s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $660
Lot 1264		Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (25.88 g), AD 69-79. 'Judaea Capta' type. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P [P P C]OS III, laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse: VIC-T[ORIA] AVGV-STI, S C in exergue, Victory standing right, resting foot on helmet, inscribing shield attached to palm tree beneath which Jewess seated right in attitude of mourning. RIC 221; BN 561; BMC 582-3; Hendin 1508. Some smoothing in the fields noted. Brown patina. Fine or better. Estimate Value $500 - 600 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Saslow 1980s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $432
Lot 1265		Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (25.08 g), AD 69-79. Judaea Capta type. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P CO[S III], laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, bound captive standing right before pile of arms; to right, Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning. RIC 233; Hendin 1509; BN 491; BMC -. Reddish-brown patina. Pleasing. Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 400 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Hendin 1980s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $870
Lot 1266		Titus. Æ Sestertius (24.92 g), as Caesar, AD 69-79. 'Judaea Capta' type. Rome, under Vespasian, AD 72. T CAES VESPASIAN IMP P [TR P C]OS II, laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: S C in exergue, Titus in triumphal quadriga right, holding branch and scepter. RIC 612; BN 625; Hendin 1525. Very Rare. Reddish-brown patina, some smoothing in the fields noted. About Very Fine. Estimate Value $800 - 900 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Saslow in 1988. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1267		Titus. Æ Sestertius (26.29 g), as Caesar, AD 69-79. 'Judaea Capta' type. Rome, under Vespasian, AD 72. T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II, laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: S C across field, Titus on horseback right, spearing fallen Jewish soldier. RIC 430; BN 622; BMC 634; Hendin 1535. Very Rare. Dark and medium brown patina, surfaces a little rough. Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Saslow 1980s. Refer to Hendin's 5th Edition Guide to Biblical Coins, pages 437-438, for Josepheus (Wars V:2) describing this historic reverse type. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,320
Lot 1268		Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (22.69 g), AD 69-79. 'Judaea Capta' type. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, bound captive standing right; to right, Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning; arms around. RIC 233; BN 491; Hendin 1547. Some smoothing in the fields noted. Chocolate brown patina. Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Saslow 1980s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 1269		Vespasian. Æ As (11.27 g), AD 69-79. Judaea Capta issue. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse: IVDEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, Jewess seated right, head resting on hand in attitude of mourning, beneath palm tree; at foot of palm to left, various arms. Hendin 1554; RIC 305; BMC 605. Rare. Uniform dark green patina. Fine. Estimate Value $250 - 300 The Palm Desert Collection Ex Pacific Coast Auction Galleries (5 June 1987), 2115. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $480
Lot 1270		Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (25.34 g), AD 69-79. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III, MA[RS] VICTOR, S C across field, Mars advancing left, holding Victory and trophy. Not in Hendin. RIC 238; BN 509; BMC 552. Rare. Glossy reddish-brown patina. Pleasing. Fine. Estimate Value $200 - 250 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Stephen Huston, 1980s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $360
Lot 1271		Titus. Æ As (9.06 g), as Caesar, AD 69-79. Judaea Capta issue. Mint of Lyon, under Vespasian, AD 77/8. T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR, laureate head of Titus right, globe at point of bust. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, Judaea seated right beneath palm tree, resting head on hand in attitude of mourning; behind, arms. Hendin 1562. RIC 1268; Lyon 115 and 121-2; BN 872. Very Rare. Light chocolate-brown patina. Fine. Estimate Value $400 - 500 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Superior, 1970-80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $630
Lot 1272		Vespasian. Æ Quadrans (2.43 g), AD 69-79. Rome, AD 72-73. IMP VESPASIAN AVG, palm tree. Reverse: P M TR P P P COS IIII, S C across field, vexaillum. Hendin 1571. RIC 408; BMC 626. Reddish-brown patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $150 - 200 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Saslow 1980s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $528
Lot 1273		Titus. Silver Denarius (2.94 g), AD 79-81. Rome, AD 80. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: [TR P] VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P, slow quadriga left, drawing garlanded cart containing flower. Cf. Hendin 1580; RIC 25; BMC 18; RSC 278. Rare. Toned. About Very Fine. Estimate Value $350 - 400 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Saslow, 1988. Probable Jewish reference issue regarding triumphal entry into Rome after conquering Judaea. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $204
Lot 1274		Divus Vespasian. Silver Denarius (2.97 g), died AD 79. Rome, under Titus, AD 80/1. DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse: EX S C in exergue, quadriga, ornamented with a miniature quadriga flanked by Victories on top and two standing figures on the side, advancing left. Hendin 1580 (aureus); RIC 361; BN 94-5; BMC 119-22; RSC 146. Rare. Lightly toned. Fine to Very Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 350 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Saslow 1980s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $216
Lot 1275		Titus. Silver Denarius (3.15 g), as Caesar, AD 69-79. Judaea Capta type. Rome, under Vespasian, AD 79. T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS, laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: TR POT VIII COS VII, trophy; at base, bound captive kneeling right. Hendin 1582; RIC 1076; BN 229-30; BMC 258-9; RSC 334. Scarce. Very Fine. Estimate Value $300 - 350 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Superior 1980s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $456
Lot 1276		Titus. Silver Denarius (3.44 g), AD 79-81. Rome, AD 79. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P, trophy; at base, bound captive kneeling right. Hendin 1583; RIC 30; BN 12; BMC 15; RSC 274. Rare. Lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimate Value $350 - 400 The Palm Desert Collection Puchase from Saslow 1980s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $384
Lot 1277		Titus. Æ Sestertius (25.34 g), AD 79-81. 'Judaea Capta' type. Rome. IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, laureate head of Titus left. Reverse: IVD CA[P] across field, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, bound captive standing left, arms at his feet; to right, Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning. RIC 146; BMC 162; Hendin 1591a. Rare. Brown patina. About Very Fine. Estimate Value $700 - 800 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Saslow 1980s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,040
Lot 1278		Titus. Æ Sestertius (24.44 g), AD 79-81. 'Judaea Capta' type. Thracian mint, AD 80/1. IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, emperor standing right, resting foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; to right, Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning. RIC 502; Hendin 1597. Very Rare. Pleasing brown patina. Very Fine. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP The Palm Desert Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,760
Lot 1279		Nerva. Æ Sestertius (24.17 g), AD 96-98. Rome, AD 97. [IMP] NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS [III P P], laureate head of Nerva right. Reverse: FISCI IVDAICI CAL[VMNIA] SVBLATA, S C across field, palm tree with two large bunches of dates. Hendin 1603. RIC 82; BN 97; BMC 105. Very Rare. Glossy dark reddish-brown patina, some smoothing in the fields. Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600 The Palm Desert Collection. Nerva's "Fisci Ivdaici" Sestertius: According to the Roman historian Suetonius: "More than any other, the Fiscus Iudaicus was administered very severely; and to it were brought, or reported, those who either had lived the life of a Jew unprofessed, or concealing their origin, had not paid the tax imposed upon by the people. I remember that it was of interest to me during my youth when a ninety-year-old man was brought before the procurator and a very crowded court to see wheather he was circumcised." View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,880
Lot 1280		Hadrian. Æ Sestertius (24.47 g), AD 117-138. Rome, ca. AD 134-138. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate and draped bust of Hadrian right. Reverse: ADVENTVI AVG IVDAEAE, S C in exergue, emperor standing right, raising hand, facing Judaea standing left, sacrificing out of patera over altar and holding cup; at her feet, two children, each holding a palm branch; at foot of altar, sacrificial bull. RIC 890f; BMC 1659; Hendin 1604. Rare. Although struck on a porous planchet, the reverse detail is bold. Fair / Very Fine. Estimate Value $800 - 900 The Palm Desert Collection Purchase from Saslow 1980s. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,400
Lot 1281		16-piece of Judaea Capta coinage. Consists of: Silver denarii (9); AE As (7). Mostly different, each described. Includes some very scarce and rare issues. Mostly Fine to Very Fine. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP The Palm Desert Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,400
Lot 1282		9-piece collection of mostly Jewish and related coinage. Consists of the following coinage: Alexander Jannaeus; Hyrcanus II; Herod the Great (3 different); Aretas IV and Queen Shaqilath of Nabataea; Trajan AR denarius; Vespasian Judea Capta AE sestertius (2 pieces) H-1501 and H-1508. Mostly Fine or better and each described. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP The Palm Desert Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,170