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RIC 426 of Vespasian

Vespasian AE Sestertius. 71 BC. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / IVDEA CAPTA, palm tree, on left a captive standing right with hands bound behind his back, on right another captive seated to right in attitude of mourning, arms scattered around, S C in ex. Cohen 238, Hendin 773.

Lot No.3401. Nice Fine with somewhat uneven patina, splendid expressive facial details on the captives, and rated Rare by RIC. 34mm, 25.5g.

$ 600.

T Flavius Vespasianus was a general under the emperor Claudius, leading the invasion of Britain, and under Nero, commanding the troops sent to subdue Judaea in the First Jewish War. He was proclaimed emperor by this troops in 69 AD, defeated Vitellius in 70, and proved to be a very capable emperor, reversing much of the decline caused by Nero and the Civil Wars of 69 AD. He died of natural causes in 79 AD.