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Lot 5366

Estimate: 2000 USD
Price realized: 2250 USD
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Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 24.30 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 73. T • CAES • VESP • IMP PON • TR • POT COS II CENS, laureate head right / S • C in exergue, Titus standing right in triumphal quadriga right, holding [branch] in right hand and scepter in left; on currus, relief of Victory holding wreath and palm frond. RIC II.1 611 (R2); Hendin 6572 (same dies as illustration). Dark brown patina. Near VF. Expressive portrait, engraved in the finest style. Very rare.

This historically intriguing issue of the Judaean series refers to the triumphal parade held in Rome to celebrate Rome's victory over the Jews and to display the treasures taken from them during the Jewish War.
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