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Vespasian. Æ Sestertius (24.29 g), AD 69-79. Judaea Capta type. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN
AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head of Vespasian right. Rev. VI-C-TORIA AVGVSTI, S C in
exergue, Victory standing right, foot on helmet, inscribing shield set on palm tree; to right of tree, Jewess
seated right in attitude of mourning. (RIC 221; Hendin 1508 variety). Dark green patina. Evidence of
some faint tooling. Very fine.
$ 2,500
Purchased privately from A. Saslow, January 1985.
An unusual variant with Victory inscribing on a blank shield.