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Triton XXV 11-12 Jan 2022
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Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 24.74 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 72. T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II, laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, Titus standing right, left foot on helmet, holding spear in right hand, cradling parazonium in left arm; to right, Judaea seated right on cuirass, in attitude of mourning. RIC II.1 422; Hendin 6553; BMCRE 631-2; BN 618. Brown surfaces, minor roughness, silver Este countermark behind bust. Good VF. Very rare.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection. Ex Michael Druck Collection (Stack's Bowers Galleries, 13 January 2017), lot 2098; J. Schulman 235 (5 June 1961), lot 85; V. J. E. Ryan Collection (Part 5, Glendining, 2 April 1952), lot 2381; Leonello d'Este Collection.
See lot 817 for a note on the historical significance of the countermarked coins from the Este Collection.
From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection. Ex Michael Druck Collection (Stack's Bowers Galleries, 13 January 2017), lot 2098; J. Schulman 235 (5 June 1961), lot 85; V. J. E. Ryan Collection (Part 5, Glendining, 2 April 1952), lot 2381; Leonello d'Este Collection.
See lot 817 for a note on the historical significance of the countermarked coins from the Este Collection.