Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG
Auction 334 17 Mar 2020
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The Aftermaths of the Great Revolt – The Romans' Victory Celebrations and the Humiliation of the Defeated (70-81 CE). Titus, 79-81.
Æ-Sestertius, 80/81, Rome; 25,82 g. IMP T CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII (inscribed outwardly) laureate bust of Titus to r.//IVD – CAP / S – C; the personification of the mourning Judaea is seated on a pile of weapons at the l. side of a palm tree with two date clusters; a Jewish prisoner of war is standing on the r. side of the tree, his hands are bound behind his back, in front of him a big shield and a helmet. Cf. RIC² no. 133 (var.)
A very rare type, belonging to the group of very rare sestertii, but this variant is not listed.
A nice brownish patina, very fine
Inv. 603.
Æ-Sestertius, 80/81, Rome; 25,82 g. IMP T CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII (inscribed outwardly) laureate bust of Titus to r.//IVD – CAP / S – C; the personification of the mourning Judaea is seated on a pile of weapons at the l. side of a palm tree with two date clusters; a Jewish prisoner of war is standing on the r. side of the tree, his hands are bound behind his back, in front of him a big shield and a helmet. Cf. RIC² no. 133 (var.)
A very rare type, belonging to the group of very rare sestertii, but this variant is not listed.
A nice brownish patina, very fine
Inv. 603.