Auction Catalogue

15 February 2017

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A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

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Lot

№ 40

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15 February 2017

Hammer Price:
£8,500

Roman Imperial Coinage, Vespasian, Sestertius, Rome, 71, laureate bust right, imp caes vespasian avg p m tr p p p cos iii, rev. ivdaea capta, palm tree; to left, Emperor standing right with spear and parazonium, foot on helmet; to right, Judæa seated right on cuirass, s c in exergue, 25.65g (RIC 167; BMC 543; C 239; Sear 2327). Good very fine, smooth brown patina £2,000-3,000

Provenance: Bt Baldwin June 1939