Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 26.34 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / VI C TORIA AVGVSTI, S C in exergue, Victory standing right, left foot on helmet, inscribing shield with right hand set on palm tree; on right, Judaea seated right, in attitude of mourning. RIC II.1 221; Hendin 6538; BMCRE 582-3; BN 561. Brown surfaces, rough in areas. VF.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.