Lot 1696
Judaea Capta Coinage. Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (19.66 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. Rev. IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, emperor standing right, foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; before him, palm tree beneath which Jewess in attitude of mourning seated right on cuirass. (RIC 167; Hendin 1504; BN 497-8; BMC 543-4). A marvelous specimen. Bold, artistic portrait with an even green patina. Sharpness of Extremely Fine
Under close microscopic inspection, we have determined that the surfaces have been expertly smoothed and the letters strengthened. This went undetected in both the Bromberg Sale and again in Brody I. Estimate Value $7,500 - UP
The Brody Family Collection; Ex Brody I, The New York Sale XXXIX, lot 236 (cover coin); Ex Abraham Bromberg Collection, part II (10 December 1992), lot 611.
It is likely that the sestertii bearing this obverse legend were issued shortly after the triumph celebrated by Vespasian and Titus.
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