Description: Vespasian (69 - 79 AD). AE Sestertius, "Judaea Capta" type, Rome mint 71 AD. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III; laureate head right / VICTORIA AVGVSTI; Victory standing right, resting foot on helmet, inscribing shield attached to palm tree beneath which Jewess seated right in attitude of mourning; SC in ex.

Diameter: AE34 mm

Weight: 22.68 g

Grade: gF/F

Attribution: RIC 221

Commentary: rare; attractive Tiber patina, decent details

History: As this coin was minted the fighting in Judea was still going on and in the course of the next two years the fortresses of Machaerus, Herodium and Masada had been conquered.

Article Number: 015-02-02-44287