Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (22.19 g), AD 69-79. Judaea Capta issue. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse: IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, emperor standing right, foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; to right, Jewess in attitude of mourning seated right on cuirass. Hendin 1504; RIC 167; BN 497-8; BMC 543. Dark green patina. Fields smoothed and tooled. Sharpness of Fine or better. Estimate Value $500 - 600
From the S. Moussaieff Collection, This lot has been officially exported from Israel through the Israel Antiquities Authority.