160764.  	Sold For $295

VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Dupondius (28mm, 11.82 g, 6h). Judaean campaign 
 commemorative. Rome mint. Struck 71 AD. 

Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, laureate head right 
Rev: VICTORIA NAVALIS, S C across field, Victory standing right on prow, 
  holding wreath and palm. 

RIC II 481; BMCRE 598; BN 574; Cohen 633. 

Good VF, dark green patina, minor die break on obverse.

A reference to the victory on Lake Galilee during the Jewish War.


From the CNG online coin shop, before March, 2008.
By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.