Sestertius - Vespasian IVDAEA CAPTA S C, Judaea

€249,051.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight27.3 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#160, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.160
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III
(Translation: Supreme commander Caesar Vespasian, emperor, 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 letteringIVDAEA CAPTA S C
(Translation: Conquest of Judea. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID6205607350
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