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                                Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1007. Closing Date: Jan 
                                10, 2005. VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius 
                                (25.77 gm, 6h). Judaea Capta issue. Rome mint. 
                                Struck 71 AD. Estimate $10000 Sold For $21000 

                              VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (25.77 gm, 6h). 
                              Judaea Capta issue. Rome mint. Struck 71 AD. IMP 
                              CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate 
                              head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, Jewess, 
                              in attitude of mourning, seated right on cuirass 
                              under palm tree; two round shields and spear 
                              before; to left, Jew standing right with his hands 
                              tied behind his back; two spears, two hexagonal 
                              shields, and two round shields behind. RIC II 424; 
                              Hendin 773; BMCRE 533 corr. (no spear before 
                              Jewess; same reverse die); cf. BN 490; Cohen 234 
                              corr. (CAESAR). EF, wonderful hard green patina, 
                              light smoothing in fields. ($10,000)

                              From the Michael Weller Collection.








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