ANCIENT THEMES. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ "Sestertius" (33mm, 22.88 g, 6h). Paduan type. Low quality cast after Giovanni da Cavino, 1500-1570. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P PP COS III, laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, bound male captive standing right; to right, Judaea seated right on cuirass in attitude of mourning; both figures surrounded by arms. Johnson & Martini 1546-7. Dark gray-brown surfaces. Fine.
From the Cabinet of Dr. Arnold R. Saslow.