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.
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