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Legio X Fretensis

335, Lot: 354. Estimate $100.
Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHOENICIA, Sidon. Pseudo-autonomous issue. temp. Vespasian, AD 69-79. Æ (14mm, 3.80 g, 11h). Dated CY 188 (AD 77/8). Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Tyche right; [star] in crescent before; c/m: X (for Legio X Fretensis) within incuse square / Galley; [HΠP] (date) above. RPC II 2055 or 2056; for c/m: Howgego 735ii. Near VF, earthen black patina. Clear countermark.


From the Patrick H. C. Tan Collection. Ex Richard Winokur Collection.

The Legio X Fretensis played a significant role during the First Jewish War and remained stationed in the region until the 4th century.