Catalog - Catalog 334

Æ-Sestertius, 71, Rome; 25,37 g.

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//VICTORIA – AVGVSTI, S C in exergue; winged Victory standing r., having put her l. foot on a helmet, inscribing a shield attached to the trunk of a palm tree, at the r. side of the palm tree the personification of the mourning Judaea seated to r. BN 151 no. 561; Hendin no. 1507; RIC² no. 221.

Very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 316.

Æ-Sestertius, 71, Rome; 25,84 g.

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//VICTORIA – AVGVSTI, S C in exergue; winged Victory standing r., having put her l. foot on a helmet, inscribing a shield attached to the trunk of a palm tree, at the r. side of the palm tree the personification of the mourning Judaea seated r. BN 151 no. 561; Hendin no. 1507; RIC² no. 221.

Very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 314.

Æ-Sestertius, 71, Rome; 24,31 g.

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//VICTORIA – AVGVSTI, S C in exergue; winged Victory standing r., having put her l. foot on a helmet, inscribing a shield attached to the trunk of a palm tree, at the r. side of thepalm tree the personification of the mourning Judaea seated r. BN 151 no. 559 ff.; Hendin no. 1507; RIC² no. 221.

Nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 315.

Æ-Sestertius, 71, Rome; 25,99 g.

IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//IVDAEA – CAPTA, S C in exergue; at the l. side of a palm tree with two date clusters a Jewish prisoner of war, standing to r., his hands bound behind his back, in the background a pile of captured arms, including a helmet hanging upon a spear; at the r. side the personification of Judaea (overdimensioned) in a gesture of mourning, seated on a cuirass to r. BN 143 no. 491; Hendin no. 1509a; RIC² no. 233.

Slightly corroded, otherwise very fine/good very fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 306.

ex Lanz 64, Munich 1992, no. 421.

Æ-Sestertius, 71, Rome; 22,66 g.

IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//IVDAEA – CAPTA, S C in exergue; at the l. side of a palm tree with two date clusters a Jewish prisoner of war, standing l., looking back, his hands bound behind his back, in the background a pile of weapons; at the r. side the personification of Judaea in a gesture of mourning, seated on a cuirass to r. BN 143 no. 492; Hendin no. 1510; RIC² no. 234.

 

Good fine

Overbeck - Meshorer no. 308.

Æ-As, 71, Rome; 10,86 g.

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//IVDAEA – CAPTA, S C in exergue; the mourning personification of Judaea seated r. on a cuirass and leaning against the trunk of a palm tree, in the background piles of weapons. BN -; Hendin no. 1554; RIC² no. 303.

 

Slightly smoothed, nearly very fine

Overbeck - Meshorer no. 317.

Æ-As, 71, Rome; 10,77 g.

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//IVDEA – CAPTA, S C in exergue; the mourning personification of Judaea seated r. on a cuirass and leaning against the trunk of a palm tree, in the background piles of weapons. BN 154 no. 580;  Hendin no. 1554b; RIC² no. 305.

Very fine/good very fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 318.

ex Sternberg 7, Zurich 1977, no. 581; ex Leu 10, Zurich 1976, no. 97.

Æ-As, 71, Rome; 11,44 g.

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//VIC-TO-RIA – NAVALIS, S C in exergue; the winged Victory standing r. on a prow, holding with her l. hand a shouldered palm frond, with her r. hand a wreath. BN 156 cf. no. 595; RIC² no. 335.

Very fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 319.

This coin shows that the Roman imperial fleet or ships of the Roman allies participated in the suppression of the Great Revolt. Victoria navalis may indicate that Roman ships destroyed a flotilla of Jewish ships on the Lake Tiberias/Sea of Galilee (mentioned by Josephus, Bellum Judaicum III 10, 9) or on the Mediterranean Sea which should have provided the rebels with reinforcements.

Æ-As, 71, Rome; 9,27 g.

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III laureate bust of Vespasian to l.//VICTO-RIA – NAVALIS, S C in exergue; the winged Victory standing r. on a prow, holding with her l. hand a shouldered palm frond, with her r. hand a wreath. BN –; RIC² no. 337.

Very rare; cf. RIC²: R2. Fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 320.

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.