Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (23.09 g), AD 69-79. 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, emperor standing right, foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; before him, palm tree beneath which Jewess in attitude of mourning seated right on cuirass. Hendin 1504; RIC 167. Fields smoothed. Dark brown patina with tan highlights. Sharpness of Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - UP
Ex Malter (24 November 1996), 674.