Lot 209
Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (27.01 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, emperor standing right, resting foot on helmet; holding spear and parazonium; to right, bound captive standing left before pile of arms. Hendin 1517, this coin being illus RIC -;; H.A. Cahn, Published in Numismatic Chronicle 1946 "Flavia Inedita," 8, pl. I, 5; BN -; BMC -. Extremely Rare reportedly the second known specimen. Black patina. Flan crack near 6 o'clock. Very Fine. Value $7,500 - UP
Ex David Hendin Collection; Ex Robert Schonwalter Collection (Triton V, 16 January 2002); Ex M & M Sale 180 (1958), #53.
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