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AV-Aureus, 72/73, Rome; 7,42 g.

IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS [IIII] laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//VIC – AVG winged Victory standing r. on a globe, holding in her raised r. hand a wreath, in the lowered l. a palm fond. BN 93 no. 57; Calicò no. 699; RIC² no. 361.

A sharply struck and nicely toned specimen, extremely fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 321.

Also this coin celebrates Vespasian’s victory over the Jews.

AV-Aureus, 72/73, Rome; 6,95 g.

IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//The emperor standing r., having put his r. foot on a helmet and holding a lance in his raised r. hand and a parazonium in his l. Before him a palm tree against whose trunk the mourning personification of Judaea is leaning. BN 94 no. 64; Calicò no. 587; Hendin no. 1466; RIC² no. 363.

A very rare coin: Calicò: RR; RIC²: R. Fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 324.

AV-Aureus, 72/73, Rome; 7,43 g.

IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//Vespasian holding scipio (a sceptre crowned with an eagle) and laurel twig steers the triumphal quadriga to r. BN 93 no. 61; Calicò no. 586; Hendin no. 1467; RIC² no. 364.

Extremely rare. Small flan crack, minor markings on the laurel wreath, insignificant scratch on the obverse, otherwise extremely fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 326.

AR-Denarius, 72/73, Rome; 3,21 g.

IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//VICTORIA – AVGVSTI winged Victory standing r., having shouldered a palm frond, crowns a standard. BN 93 no. 60; RIC² no. 362.

Good fine Overbeck - Meshorer no. 322.

AR-Denarius, 72/73, Rome; 2,3 g.

IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//VICTORIA – AVGVSTI winged Victory standing r., having shouldered a palm frond, crowns a standard. BN 93 no. 60; RIC² no. 362.

Good fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 323.

AR-Denarius, 72/73, Antioch in Syria; 3,26 g.

IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//The emperor standing r., having put his r. foot on a helmet, holding a lance in his raised r. hand and a parazonium in his l. Before him a palm tree with two date clusters against whose trunk the mourning personification of Judaea is leaning. BN 122 no. 319; Hendin no. 1490; RIC² no. 1558.

Good fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 325.

Æ-Sestertius, 72/73, Rome; 25,97 g.

IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS IIII laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//IVDAEA – CAPTA, S C in exergue; the emperor standing r., having put his r. foot on a helmet, holding a lance in his raised r. hand and a parazonium in his l. one. Before him a palm tree and a Jewish prisoner of war standing l., his hands bound behind his back. BN 185 no. 814 (var.); Hendin no. 1517; RIC² no. 376 (this coin mentioned).

Very rare, cf. RIC²: R3. Slightly corroded, nearly very fine/fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 327.

Ex Lanz 48, Munich 1989, no. 568.

Æ-Quadrans, 72/73, Rome; 2,01 g.

IMP VESPASIAN AVG palm tree//P M TR P P - P COS IIII, S - C in the field; vexillum. BN -; Hendin no. 1571; RIC² no. 408.

Rare. Very fine

Inv. 625.

ex Lanz 62, Munich 1992, no. 574.

AV-Aureus, 73, Rome; 7,26 g.

IMP CAES VESP – AVG CENS laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//PAX – AVG Pax Augusta (the personification of the Imperial Peace) standing l., leaning with her l. elbow on a column, holding a laurel twig in her l. hand, with her outstretched r. hand stretching a caduceus over a low tripod on which an object very similar to a big moneybag is placed. BN 96 no. 82 f.; Calicò no. 660; RIC² 543.

Insignificant scratches, good very fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 328.

This coin’s message is obvious: The imperial peace (Pax), achieved by the victory (laurel branch) of the Flavian emperors over the rebellious Jews earned the Romans a revival of trade (caduceus) in the Levant and of universal prosperity (purse).

AR-Denarius, 74, Ephesos; 3,17 g.

IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS V TR P P P bust of the emperor Vesapasian to r.//PACI – AVGVSTAE Victory/Nike standing r.; holding shouldered palm frond with her l. hand and a wreath in her outstretched r. hand; a star in the r. field. BN 128 no. 368; RIC² no. 1457; RPC 853.

Beautiful patina, scratches on the reverse, very fine Inv. 583.

AR-Denarius, 75, Rome; 3,41 g.

IMP CAESAR – VESPASIANVS AVG laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//PONT MAX – TR P COS VI winged Victory standing to l. on a prora/prow, holding a wreath in her outstretched r. hand and a palm frond in her l. one. BN 102 no. 142; RIC² no. 777.

Some horn silver surfaces, nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 329.

AR-Quinarius, 75, Rome; 1,56 g.

IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG laureate head of Vespasian to r.//VI - CTORIA - AVGVSTI Victory seating l., holding wreath in her r. hand and palm in her l. hand. BN -; Hendin -; RIC² no. 803.

Very rare. Repaired, otherwise good very fine

Inv. 585.

ex Rauch 20, Vienna 1977, no. 306.

Æ-As, 77/78, Lugdunum; 9,05 g.

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII P P laureate bust of Vespasian to r., globe at point of bust//IVDAEA – CAPTA, S C in exergue; the mourning Judaea seated to r. under a palm tree, at the l. side of the tree a pile of captured arms. BN 188 no. 846; Hendin 1561; RIC² no. 1233.

Fine

Overbeck - Meshorer no. 330.

AR-Denarius, 79, Rome; 3,36 g.

IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG laureate head of Vespasian to r.//TR POT X - COS VIII Victory standing l., placing shield on trophy; below, a captive sitting l. BN 109 no. 214; Hendin no. 1485; RIC² no. 1068.

Beautiful patina, nearly extremely fine

Overbeck - Meshorer no. 331.

ex Leu 33, Zurich 1983, no. 39.

Bronze coin, Bithynia; 14,24 g.

AΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΤΙΤΟΣ KAIΣAP ΣΕΒΑΣ ΥΙΟΣ (Imperator Titus Caesar, son of the Augustus/Emperor) laureate bust to right//EΠΙ Μ ΜΑΙΚΙΟΥ ΡΟΥΦΟΥ ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΟΥ ([minted] under the proconsul/governour Maecius Rufus) a date palm, below captured Jewish weapons: to l. cuirass, helmet, and two spears, to r. shield and two spears. Recueil Waddington I 2, 237 f. no. 16; Hendin no. 1575; RPC no. 604; SNG von Aulock no. 6910; G. Stumpf, Numismatische Studien zur Chronologie der römischen Statthalter in Kleinasien, Saarbrücken 1991, no. 366.

Rare. Nearly very fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 351.

The coin was minted by the Bithynian League/Koinon, as Maecius Rufus is attested as a governor of the province of Pontus-Bithynia during the reign of Vespasian, cf. B.E. Thomasson, Laterculi praesidum I, Göteborg 1984, 245 no. 16. This coin also witnesses how intensively and widely the victory over the Jews was celebrated and propagated in all parts of the Roman empire.

Bronze coin, Laodicea Catacecaumene (Lycaonia); 12,7 g.

ΑΥΤΟΚΡAΤWΡ ΚΑΙCΑΡ ΟΥΕCΠΑCΙΑΝΟC laureate head of Vespasianus to r.//CΕΒΑCΤH ΝΕΙΚΗ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΛΑΟΔΙΚΕWΝ Nike standing l., holding wreath in her r. hand and palm in her l. hand. RPC II no. 1612.

Inv. 608.

AR-Didrachm, Caesarea in Cappadocia; 6,96 g.

AYTOKPA KAICAP OY?CΠΑCΙΑΝΟC C?ΒΑCTOC laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//NIKH – C?BACTH (Victoria Augusta) winged Victory/Nike striding to r., holding a palm frond with her l. hand and a wreath in her outstretched r. hand. W.E. Metcalf, The Silver Coinage of Cappadocia, Vespasian-Commodus, New York 1996, 92 no. 1; RPC no. 1637.

Good fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 352.

Æ-Sestertius, 72, Rome; 26,43 g.

T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II laureate bust of Titus to r.//S - C in field; Titus on horseback hurling his javelin against a Jewish warrior, lying on the ground and trying to defend himself with his shield and sword. BN 159 no. 622; Hendin 1524a with a long commentary; RIC² no.430.

Rare, cf. RIC²: R. Nearly very fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 333.

ex Sternberg 6, Zurich 1976, no. 470.

AR-Denarius 72/73, Antioch in Syria; 3,41 g.

T CAES IMP VESP PO - N TR POT draped laureate bust of Titus to r.//The emperor standing r., having put his r. foot on a helmet, holding a lance in his raised r. hand and a parazonium in his l. Before him a palm tree with two date clusters against whose trunk the mourning personification of Judaea is leaning. BN 122 no. 322 f.; Hendin no. 1492; RIC² no. 1562; RPC no. 1934.

Nearly very fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 332.

ex Leu 20, Zurich 1977, no. 266.