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CNG 88, Lot: 1279. Estimate $500.
Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.45 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Antioch mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 72-73. Laureate and draped bust right / Palm tree; to left, Titus standing right, holding spear and parazonium, foot on helmet; to right, Jewess seated right, in attitude of mourning. RIC II 1562 (Vespasian); Hendin 1492; RPC 1934; RSC 392. Near EF, toned, struck on a compact flan, area of flat strike, some deposits on reverse. Wonderful portrait.


From the Sierra Collection.