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Germania Capta

194, Lot: 236. Estimate $300.
Sold for $1350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 25.70 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 86. Laureate bust right, wearing aegis / GERMANIA [CAPTA], trophy; to left, female captive seated left on shield in attitude of mourning; to right, male captive standing right, head reverted, with hands bound behind back; helmet and shield at his feet. RIC II 463; BMCRE 372. VF, reddish-brown patina, some light scratches on the reverse, flan crack. Attactive portrait, with details of the gorgoneion well-preserved.