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Sestertius with bust of Vespasian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 71
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35.5 mm. Weight: 27.10 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number68.704
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Vespasian, laureate, right.
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII (line above three I's)
Reverse: At left emperor stands in military dress, spear in right hand, parazonium in left, left foot on helmet. Palm tree in center and at right Jewess seated on cuirass, right, her head bent down.
IVDAEA CAPTA S C (in exergue)
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII (line above three I's)
Reverse: At left emperor stands in military dress, spear in right hand, parazonium in left, left foot on helmet. Palm tree in center and at right Jewess seated on cuirass, right, her head bent down.
IVDAEA CAPTA S C (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy 1968: with Spink & Son Ltd., 5, 6, & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1 (probably Spink & Son, Numismatic Circular, October 1968, no. 7106); purchased by MFA from Spink & Son Ltd., November 13, 1968