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Triton XXV 11-12 Jan 2022
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Vitellius. AD 69. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 23.11 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck circa late April–20 December. A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG P M TR P, laureate head right / VICTOR IA AVGVSTI, S C in exergue, Victory, naked to waist, standing right, left foot set on helmet, inscribing OB/ CIV[ES]/ SERV in three lines on round shield attached to palm tree. RIC I 169; Hendin 6489; BMCRE 61; BN –. Green patina, chipped in places near the edge. VF. Very rare.
Ex Gadoury (1 December 2012), lot 154.
David Hendin states that it is generally, but incorrectly, believed that the first Judaea Capta coins commemorating the Roman defeat of the Jews in AD 70 were struck by Vespasian. Experts have always acknowledged that during his short reign Vitellius issued the first Judaea Capta coins. The Victory reverse when associated with a palm tree is a clear reference to victory over Judaea.
Ex Gadoury (1 December 2012), lot 154.
David Hendin states that it is generally, but incorrectly, believed that the first Judaea Capta coins commemorating the Roman defeat of the Jews in AD 70 were struck by Vespasian. Experts have always acknowledged that during his short reign Vitellius issued the first Judaea Capta coins. The Victory reverse when associated with a palm tree is a clear reference to victory over Judaea.