Sestertius - Vespasian CAPTA IVDAEA S C, Judaea

€249,053.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight24.72 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II.1#162, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.162
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Tertium. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionJudaea, veiled, draped, seated right under palm-tree, in attitude of mourning: behind palm-tree; captive standing right with hands tied behind his back: to left of Captive, two round and one oval shields, helmet, and two spears.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCAPTA IVDAEA S C
(Translation: Capta Iudaea Senatus Consultum. The conquest of Judea. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID9862188450
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