| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 717 Price realized: 25,000 USD (Approx. 22,898 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Vitellius. AD 69. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 24.61 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck circa late April–20 December. A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP AVG P M TR P, laureate and draped bust right / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, S C across field, Victory, naked to waist, standing right, left foot set on helmet, inscribing OB/ CIVES/ SERV in three lines on round shield attached to palm tree. RIC I 123 corr. (shield inscription: SERV, not SER); Hendin 6489; BMCRE 62-3; BN 96 corr. (S C across field, not in exergue). Brown and green patina, smoothing, light tooling. Good VF. Bold portrait. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex Berk BBS 103 (28 July 1998), lot 584; Michael F. Price Collection (Stack's, 3 December 1996), lot 146; Stack's (8 December 1993), lot 2158; Galeries des Monnaies & Crédit de la Bourse (6 November 1976), lot 61; Apostolo Zeno Collection (Part I, Dorotheum, 13 June 1955), lot 340. The victory noted on the reverse of this impressive sestertius can only be the impending defeat of Jewish rebels in Judaea. As David Hendin notes in Guide to Biblical Coins, "Vitellius... apparently knew Vespasian, his chief rival for the throne, was approaching victory. In an effort to consolidate and spread word of his power, Vitellius issued the first Judaea Capta coins." Estimate: 7500 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 725 Price realized: 7,500 USD (Approx. 6,869 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 25.87 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, bound male captive standing right; to right, Judaea seated right on cuirass in attitude of mourning; both figures surrounded by arms. RIC II.1 233; Hendin 6539; BMCRE 532; BN 491. Dark brown patina, blue-green highlights. Good VF. Rare. From the Wayne Scheible Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. Estimate: 3000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 727 Price realized: 5,000 USD (Approx. 4,580 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 27.22 g, 5h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 72-73. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS IIII, laureate head right / VICTOR[IA] AVGVSTI, S C across field, Victory standing right, left foot on helmet, inscribing shield set on palm tree. RIC II.1 390 (R2); Hendin 6551 var. (obv. legend); BMCRE –; BN –. Brown surfaces, some small flan flaws on obverse. Near VF. Very rare. From the Gilbert Steinberg Collection, purchased from Herb Kreindler, 28 July 1981. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online Sessions | Auction date: 17 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 6096 Price realized: 3,500 USD (Approx. 3,215 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 26.31 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck 1 July AD 72-30 June 73. T CAESAR VESPASIAN IMP IIII PON TR POT II COS II, laureate head right / VIC TO RIA AVGVSTI, S C across field, Victory standing right, left foot on helmet, inscribing shield set on palm tree. RIC II.1 502 (Vespasian; this coin cited); Hendin –. Brown surfaces, minor pitting. Good Fine. Very rare variety of a very rare type, listed as R2 in RIC II.1. From the Lionel Tenby Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6 June 1996), lot 941. Estimate: 750 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 721 Price realized: 2,750 USD (Approx. 2,519 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 24.87 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to left, male captive standing right with his hands tied behind his back; to right, Judaea seated right on cuirass, in attitude of mourning; two spears, a hexagonal and a couple of round shields to left; round shields and spear to right. RIC II.1 159; Hendin 6530; BMCRE 533; BN 489-90 var. (configuration of arms). Brown patina, minor pitting, a few scratches, edge marks. Good Fine. Ex Cederlind 145 (18 December 2007), lot 211. Estimate: 1500 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online Sessions | Auction date: 17 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 6100 Price realized: 3,250 USD (Approx. 2,985 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Titus. AD 79-81. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 25.07 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta" commemorative. Rome mint. Struck early AD 80. Laureate head right / IVAEA CAPTA, SC in exergue, palm tree; to left, captive standing right; to right, Judaea seated right; shields around. RIC II.1 133 (R2); Hendin 6620 (RR). Tan-brown and dark green-brown surfaces, cleaning scratches, edge marks. Fine. Rare. None in CoinArchives. From the Lionel Tenby Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. Estimate: 500 USD |  |
