Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 26.30 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Good VF.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 224. Estimated: $ 1 000

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 5 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 26.30 g, 6h). “Judaea Capta” commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, Vespasian standing right, with left foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; to right, Judaea seated right on cuirass, in attitude of mourning. RIC II.1 167; Hendin 6534. Patina stripped, brassy surfaces, smoothed, tooled. Good VF.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection. Ex Heritage 3123 (2 May 2025), lot 31117; Goldberg 110 (4 June 2019), lot 1783 (before patination removal).


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 11:14:20 ET.



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