Catalog

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Æ-As, 73, Rome; 10,09 g.

T CAESAR VESPASIAN IMP IIII PON TR POT III COS II laureate head of Titus to r.//VICTORIA - AVGVSTI, SC in exergue; Victory standing r., placing a wreath on a standard with her r. hand; holding a palm in her l. hand. BN -; Hendin -; RIC² no. 572 (this coin mentioned).

Inv. 596.

Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 79, Munich 1996, no. 556.

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Æ-As, 77/78, Lugdunum; 11,07 g.

T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR laureate bust of Titus to r., globe at point of bust//IVDAEA – CAPTA, S C in exergue; the mourning Judaea seated r. under a palm tree, at the l. side of the tree a pile of captured arms. BN 191 no. 869; Hendin 1562; RIC² no. 1268.

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Æ-As, 77/78, Lugdunum; 12,63 g.

T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR laureate bust of Titus 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 191 no. 869; Hendin 1562; RIC² no. 1268.

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AR-Denarius, 79, Rome; 3,28 g.

T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS laureate bust of Titus to r.//TR POT VIII COS VII a Roman trophy/tropaion, in front of it a Jewish prisoner of war kneeling to r. BN 111 no. 229-230; Hendin no. 1486; RIC² no. 1076.

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AV-Aureus, October 70, Caesarea Maritima; 7,52 g.

DOMITIANO CAESARI PR(incipi) IV(ventutis) around a bareheaded bust of Domitian, which resembles the young Nero’s portraits//A round shield – a clipeus virtutis – overlaying two crossed lances inscribed with IMP / T / CAESAR. Calico -;  J. Nollé, Eine Geburtstagsfeier für den kaiserlichen Bruder und das Blutgold vom jüdischen Tempel, Moneytrend Dez. 2019 (this coin); RIC² no. 1538 (this coin); RPC II no. 1909 (this coin); P. Strauss, Ein unedierter Aureus des Domitian aus Judäa, in: Festschrift H.A. Cahn, Basel 1985, 135-139 (this coin).

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 337.

The piece was aquired in the 1960s.

This coin was produced by a moving mint which accompanied Titus on his journey through the most important cities of the Levant. We know from the Jewish historian Josephus that Titus, having captured Jerusalem, travelled from Judaea to Antioch. The son of Vespasian escorted by two legions wanted to be celebrated as a victor and to discourage the Jewish people in the Near East cities from a new uprising against Rome. On October the 24th 70 he celebrated his brother’s birthday in Caesarea Maritima. On this occasion 2,500 Jewish prisoners of war were slaughtered in the city’s amphitheatre (or hippodrome). Obviously, during these festivities, such gold coins were produced in relatively low numbers and presented to Caesarea’s most important dignitaries. A similar coin with the same rev. was minted for the birthday celebrations in honour of Titus’s father Vespasian. They took place in Berytos/Beirut on the 17th of November 70. It is obvious that these memorial coins were minted from the gold which the Romans plundered from the sacred treasure of the Temple in Jerusalem. We can learn from the two graffiti that the recipient scratched an N into the coin’s rev., which may be understood as the initial letter of his name or that of the Greek word ,nike‘ which means victory. A short time later this man used the memorial coin for payment purposes. It came into the hands of a Jew who could not refrain from scratching the graffito 'death' or 'die!' in Hebrew letters on both sides of Domitian’s portrait. This coin is a historical document of the utmost importance.

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AV-Aureus, 79, Rome; 7,14 g.

IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M laureate bust of Titus to r.//TR P VIIII IMP XIIII COS VII P P trophy (tropaion), at its base a kneeling Jewish warrior, his hands bound behind his back. BN –; Calicò no. 760; Hendin no. 1578a; RIC² no. 29.

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 341.

Although Titus was the heir of his father Vespasianus, his most important legitimation for his rulership were his military successes in the Jewish War.

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AR-Denarius, 79, Rome; 3 g.

IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M laureate bust of Titus to r.//TR P VIIII IMP XV COS VII P P trophy (tropaion), at its base a kneeling Jewish warrior, his hands bound behind his back. BN 202 no. 29; Hendin no. 1583b; RIC² no. 49.

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Æ-As, 79, Rome; 9,79 g.

IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VII laureate head of Titus to r.//VICTORIA - AVGVST, S-C in field; Victory advancing r., holding wreath in her r. hand and palm in her l. hand. BN -; Hendin -; RIC² no. 80.

Overbeck - Meshorer no. 343.

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AR-Denarius, 80, Rome; 3,37 g.

IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M laureate bust of Titus to r.//TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P trophy, at its left side the mourning Judaea, on the right sits a captured Jewish prisoner whose hands are bound behind his back. BN 203 no. 34; Hendin no. 1584; RIC² no. 102.

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AR-Denarius 80, Rome; 3,35 g.

IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M laureate bust of Titus to r.//TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P trophy, at its l. side the mourning Judaea, on the r. sits a captured Jewish prisoner whose hands are bound behind his back. BN 203 no. 34; Hendin no. 1584; RIC² no. 102.

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Æ-Sestertius, 80/81, Rome; 25,82 g.

IMP T CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII (inscribed outwardly) laureate bust of Titus to r.// IVD – CAP / S – C the personification of the mourning Judaea is seated on a pile of weapons at the l. side of a palm tree with two date clusters; a Jewish prisoner of war is standing on the r. side of the tree, his hands are bound behind his back, in front of him a big shield and a helmet. Cf. RIC² no. 133 (var.)

Inv. 603.

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Æ-Sestertius, 80/81, Rome; 24,93 g.

IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII laureate head of Titus to l.// IVD – CAP; S – C in exergue; the personification of the mourning Judaea is seated on a pile of arms at the l. side of a palm tree with two date clusters; a Jewish prisoner of war is standing at the right side of the tree to r., looking back, at his side a shield and a helmet. BN 218 no. 157;  Hendin no. 1592; RIC² no. 149.

Meshorer - Overbeck no. 345.

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Æ-Sestertius, 80/81, Eastern Mint; 25,96 g.

IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII laureate bust of Titus to r.// IVD – CAP / S – C in the fields; the personification of the mourning Judaea is seated on a pile of arms at the l. side of a palm tree with two date clusters; a Jewish prisoner of war is standing at the right side of the tree to r., at his side a big box-shaped shield and a helmet. BN –;  Hendin no. 1596a; RIC² no. 501; cf. RPC no. 503.

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Æ-Sestertius, 80/81, Eastern Mint; 24,8 g.

IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII laureate bust of Titus to r.// IVD – CAP / S – C in the field; the personification of the mourning Judaea is seated on a shield at the l. side of a palm tree with two date clusters; a Jewish prisoner of war is standing at the right side of the tree; at his side a big box-shaped shield. BN –; Hendin no. 1596; RIC² no. 500; RPC no. 503.

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Æ-As, 80/81, Rome; 12,51 g.

IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII laureate bust of Titus to l.//VICTORIA - AVGVST, S – C in  field; winged Victory standing on prow to r., holding a palm frond in her  l. hand and a wreath in her outstretched r. hand. BN 227 no. 223; RIC² no. 249.

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AR-Denarius, 80/81, Rome; 3,46 g.

DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//Triumphal quadriga moving l.; behind it upper part of the triumphal arch dedicated to Vespasian (?); EX S C in exergue. BN 210 no. 95; Hendin no. 1585; RIC²  no. 361.

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AR-Denarius 80/81, Rome; 3,26 g.

DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//EX – S C; winged Victory striding to l., placing shield on trophy; at the foot of the trophy the mourning Judaea. BN 209 no. 90; Hendin no. 1586; RIC² no. 364.

Inv. 581.

ex Lanz 62, Munich 1992, no. 579.

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AR-Denarius, 80/81, Rome; 3,32 g.

DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS laureate head of Divus Vespasian to r.//Victory standing l., placing shield on trophy, below, Judaea seating l.; in the field EX - SC. BN 209 no. 90; Hendin no. 1586; RIC² no. 364.

Overbeck - Meshorer no. 340.

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Æ-20 mm, 71-73?, Caesarea Maritima; 8,02 g.

AYTOKP TIT-OC KAICAP around laureate head of Titus to r.//IOYΔΑΙΑΣ ΕΑ-ΛWΚΥΙΑΣ around a wingend Victory/Nike standing to r., l. foot on helmet, writing AYT T KAIC on a shield hanging down from a palm tree. Hendin no. 1446; Meshorer, Treasury 265 no. 381; RPC II no. 2311.30 (this coin).

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 274.

Cf. D. Barag, The Palestinian „Judaea Capta“ coins of Vespasian and Titus and the era on the coins of Agrippa II minted under the Flavians, NC 1978, 14-23, esp. 23: „One may thus conclude that the minting of the Palestinian 'Judaea Capta' series of Vespasian and Titus was begun in A.D. 71 and ceased not later than A.D. 79 but perhaps earlier.“.