Assemini, 3.12.2009
Egregio
Lettore,
mi ero già
occupato in passato di una moneta simile (v. link); ad ogni modo di
seguito riporto gli elementi significativi pertinenti
alla sua moneta che ho potuto raccogliere:
Sesterzio1, zecca di Roma, 71 d. C.2, RIC
II new edition 159 (pag. 71)3, BMC II
532 (pag. 115), Cohen
I 234 (pag. 385), indice di
rarità "C3"
Descrizione
sommaria:
D. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P
P COS 4. Vespasiano, testa laureata a destra.
R. IVDAEA -
CAPTA5.
S C in
esergo. Palma al centro, a sinistra Giudeo, stante a
destra, mani legate dietro la schiena; a destra
Giudea, seduta a destra su una corazza; entrambe le
figure circondate da armi.
La ricerca
nel web di monete di tipologia simile a quella di
figura ha prodotto i seguenti risultati:
- http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s2325.html#RIC_0159
VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.94 gm).
"Judaea Capta" issue. Struck 71 AD. IMP CAESAR
VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head
right / IVDEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, Jewess in
attitude of mourning, seated right beneath palm
tree; to left, captive Jew with hands tied behind
back standing right; captured weapons behind. RIC
II 424 note; BMCRE -; BN 489-491 var. (JVDAEA);
Cohen 232 var. (same). EF, green-black patina,
light porosity. Amongst the finest known! [See
color plate 13] ($20,000) Triton V Sale, 16 Jan
2002, lot 1915. Lot sold for $22000, plus buyers
fees.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=2001
ID: 2001 Last change: 25.03.2009 Company Gemini,
LLC Auction Auction V (06.01.2009) Lot 804 Price
realized 27500 USD Source No longer available!
Vespasian. (69-79 AD). Orichalcum sestertius
(26.04 gm). Rome, Spring-Summer 71 AD. IMP CAES
VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III, head laureate
right / IVDAEA CAPTA around, S C in exergue, palm
tree, to left bearded Jew with cloak over
shoulders standing right, hands tied behind back,
behind him two shields and spear with helmet, or
helmet-like die break, attached below the spear's
tip; to right Jewess, veiled, seated right on
cuirass, supporting head with hand in attitude of
mourning, a shield protrudes from behind her
knees. RIC 233 (C). BMCRE 532. CBN 491. Cohen 233
(8 Fr.). Kraay 505a (this piece, A120/P107). A
scarce type in this final issue of the year with
VESPAS only in obverse legend: most of Vespasian's
Judaea Capta sestertii were struck in the second
issue of the year with obverse VESPASIAN. Also
remarkable for the extremely large Jewess and for
what appears to be the helmet on the spear.
Extremely fine. Ex Hess, Lucerne, 207, 1 December
1931, Otto, lot 1004; ex L. Hamburger, 19 October
1925, Niklovits, lot 647. On some dies of this
reverse type, for example BMCRE II, pl. 33,1, a
helmet rests atop the shields behind the standing
Jew. On our die, in contrast, a conical helmet,
with a neckguard hanging down behind, might seem
to be suspended in mid-air just below the tip of
the spear that slants upward behind the Jew! As
there are no parallels for helmets suspended from
spears in depictions of captured arms, this is
probably either artistic license, that is, an
aberration of the die engraver, or else merely a
die cud that happens to look like a helmet,
resulting from a triangular chip of metal and a
shallower adjoining rectangular chip (the "neck
guard") that broke away from the surface of the
die at this point. David Hendin, in a recent
article in The Celator, argued that it is indeed a
helmet on the spear and identified this as a new
Judaea Capta type. Colin Kraay, in the die
catalogue of Vespasian's sestertii of 71 in his
unpublished Oxford dissertation of 1953, knew this
reverse die in combination with four obverse dies,
one with VESPASIAN in the obverse legend, plus our
obverse die and two others with just VESPAS in the
legend. Estimate: US$25000.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=5274
ID: 5274 Last change: 25.03.2009 Company Classical
Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction Triton V
(15.01.2002) Lot 1918 Price realized 900 USD
Source No longer available! VESPASIAN Estimate
$750 VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (24.87 gm).
"Judaea Capta" issue. Struck 71 AD. IMP CAES
VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head
right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, Jewess in
attitude of mourning, seated right beneath palm
tree; to left, captive Jew with hands tied behind
back standing right; arms behind. RIC II 425 var.
(captive standing left); BMCRE 539 var. (same); BN
491; Cohen 233. Good VF, black patina, corrosion.
($750) From the Robert Schonwalter Collection. Ex
Abraham Bromberg Collection, pt. II (Superior, 10
December 1992), lot 610; Pine Tree Auctions (29
May 1974), lot 479.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=47280
ID: 47280 Last change: 25.03.2009 Company Stack's
Auction The Golden Horn Collection (12.01.2009)
Lot 2269 Price realized Unsold or unknown price
Source No longer available! Vespasian, 69-79 A.D.
Judaea Capta series. Orichalcum Sestertius, 72
A.D. Rome. Laureate head r.; IMP CAES VESPAS AVG
PM TRP PP COS IIII. Rv. Jewess seated r. below
palm tree mourning, Jew standing r. behind tree,
his hands bound; IVDAEA CAPTA. RIC-(cf.RIC 424 for
issue of 71 A.D.). Rare. Tan brown over pitting
and roughness. Very Fine. (1,200-1,400).
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=51010
ID: 51010 Last change: 25.03.2009 Company Gemini,
LLC Auction Auction V (06.01.2009) Lot 805 Price
realized 2750 USD Source No longer available!
Vespasian. (69-79 AD). Orichalcum sestertius
(27.28 gm). Rome, Spring-Summer 71 AD. IMP CAES
VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III, head laureate
right / IVDAE[A—C]APTA S C, palm tree, to left Jew
standing right, hands tied behind back, arms on
ground behind him; to right Jewess seated right on
cuirass, supporting head with hand in attitude of
mourning. RIC 233 (C), pl. 25 (same dies). BMCRE
532. BNC 491, pl. XLIV (same obverse die). Cohen
233 (8 Fr.). Kraay die catalogue 464 (A53/P85).
Lovely green patination. Good fine. IVDAEA CAPTA
types are scarce in this third and final issue of
the year with VESPAS only in obverse legend. Most
of Vespasian's Judaea Capta sestertii were struck
in the second issue of the year with obverse
VESPASIAN. Estimate: US$3000.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=62225
ID: 62225 Last change: 26.03.2009 Company Heritage
Auctions, Inc. Auction Long Beach Signature Sale
3002 (18.09.2008) Lot 20083 Price realized 8000
USD Source No longer available! Vespasian. A.D.
69-79. AE sestertius (34 mm, 26.05 g). Judaea
Capta issue. Rome, A.D. 71. Laureate head right /
IVDAEA CAPTA, palm tree beneath which on left
bound captive standing right, and on right Jewess
seated right on cuirass in attitude of mourning;
various arms around. RIC 233. Good VF, red-brown
patina, well centered. An historically important
type. Ex Otto Collection (A. Hess [Lucerne] 207, 1
December 1931 ), 1004; L. Hamburger 76 (19 October
1925), 647. Estimate: 2500.00-3000.00 USD.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=62330
ID: 62330 Last change: 26.03.2009 Company Heritage
Auctions, Inc. Auction Long Beach Signature Sale
3000 (29.05.2008) Lot 50110 Price realized 800 USD
Source No longer available! Vespasian. A.D. 69-79.
AE sestertius (28 mm, 26.73 g, 6'). Judaea Capta
issue. Rome, A.D. 71. Laureate head right / IVDAEA
CAPTA, palm tree beneath which Jewess seated on
cuirass right in attitude of mourning; behind, Jew
standing right, hands tied behind his back; pile
of arms behind. RIC 159; BMC 532; Cohen 233. VF,
brown patina, some strengthening of IVDAEA.
Estimate: 800.00-1000.00 USD.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=62587
ID: 62587 Last change: 26.03.2009 Company
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction Mail Bid
Sale 78 (14.05.2008) Lot 1745 Price realized 1300
USD Source No longer available! Vespasian. AD
69-79. Æ Sestertius (25.84 g, 6h). "Judaea Capta"
issue. Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head
right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree;
to left, captive Jew standing right, hands bound
behind back; to right, Jewess seated right in
attitude of mourning; arms scattered around. RIC
II 159; Hendin 773. Near VF, brown patina, brassy
highlights. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 46 (24
June 1998), lot 1202. Estimate: 1000 USD.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=75151
ID: 75151 Last change: 26.03.2009 Company Stack's
Auction Tallent & Belzberg Collections
(24.04.2008) Lot 2222 Price realized 320 USD
Source No longer available! JUDAEA CAPTA.
Vespasian, 69-79 A.D. Sestertius, 71 A.D. Rome.
Laureate head r., IMP. [CAES.] VESPASIAN. AVG.
P.M. [TR.P. P.P. COS.III]. Rv. Judaea seated r. in
mourning to r. of palm tree, captive Jew with
hands tied behind his back to l., IVDAEA CAPTA
[S.C.]. RIC 424, Hendin 773. Red brown and green
patina, rough about the periphery. Clear types.
Fine or nearly so. (400-600).
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=96922
ID: 96922 Last change: 27.03.2009 Company
Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Auction Auction 40
(16.05.2007) Lot 312 Price realized 2400 CHF
(~1970 USD) Source No longer available! Roman
coins related to Judaea The Roman Empire,
Vespasian 69 – 79 No.: 312 Estimate: CHF 2500 d=36
mm Sestertius, Roma 71, æ 27.67 g. IMP CAES
VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III Laureate head
r. Rev. IVDAEA – CAPTA Jewess seated r. on cuirass
under palm-tree in attitude of mourning; behind
palm, Jew standing r., hands tied behind his back;
in field l., pile of arms. In exergue, S C. RIC
424. BMC 533. C 234 (misdescribed). CBN 489 var.
Hendin 773. Rare. Tiber tone, minor metal flaws on
obverse, otherwise very fine / good very fine.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=96923
ID: 96923 Last change: 27.03.2009 Company
Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Auction Auction 40
(16.05.2007) Lot 313 Price realized Unsold or
unknown price Source No longer available! Roman
coins related to Judaea The Roman Empire,
Vespasian 69 – 79 No.: 313 Estimate: CHF 1800 d=36
mm Sestertius, Roma 71, æ 27.10 g. IMP CAES
VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III Laureate head
r. Rev. IVDAEA – CAPTA Jewess seated r. on cuirass
under palm-tree in attitude of mourning; behind
palm, Jew standing r., hands tied behind his back;
in field l., pile of arms. In exergue, S C. RIC
424. BMC 533. C 234 (misdescribed). CBN 489 var.
Hendin 773. Rare. Brown tone and about very fine /
very fine.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=96924
ID: 96924 Last change: 27.03.2009 Company
Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Auction Auction 40
(16.05.2007) Lot 314 Price realized Unsold or
unknown price Source No longer available! Roman
coins related to Judaea The Roman Empire,
Vespasian 69 – 79 No.: 314 Estimate: CHF 2500 d=35
mm Sestertius, Roma 71, æ 24.55 g. IMP CAES
VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III Laureate head
r. Rev. IVDAEA – CAPTA Jewess seated r. on cuirass
under palm-tree in attitude of mourning; before,
shield. Behind palm, Jew standing r., hands tied
behind his back; in field l., shields and helmet.
In exergue, S C. RIC 424. BMC 761 (Tarraco, these
dies). C 232. CBN –. Hendin –. An extremely rare
variety, apparently only the second specimen
known, of a rare type. Dark brown tone and about
very fine Ex Superior December 1992, Bromberg part
II, 614 and Leu 75, 1999, 1482 sales.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=96925
ID: 96925 Last change: 27.03.2009 Company
Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Auction Auction 40
(16.05.2007) Lot 315 Price realized Unsold or
unknown price Source No longer available! Roman
coins related to Judaea The Roman Empire,
Vespasian 69 – 79 No.: 315 Estimate: CHF 5000 d=35
mm Sestertius, Roma 71, æ 23.79 g. IMP CAES
VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III Laureate head
r. Rev. CAPTA – IVDAEA Jewess seated r. on cuirass
under palm-tree in attitude of mourning; behind
palm. Jew standing r., hands tied behind his back;
in field l., pile of arms. In exergue, S C. RIC –.
BMC –. C – CBN –. Hendin –. An apparently
unrecorded variety of a rare type. Tiber tone and
rough surface, otherwise very fine.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=111739
ID: 111739 Last change: 28.03.2009 Company
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction Mail Bid
Sale 72 (14.06.2006) Lot 1413 Price realized 5500
USD Source No longer available! Vespasian. AD
69-79. Æ Sestertius (26.99 g, 6h). Rome mint.
Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA,
palm tree; to right, Jewess, in attitude of
mourning, seated right on helmet, round shield
before; to left, Jew standing right with his hands
tied behind his back; two spears, a hexagonal and
a round shield behind. RIC II 424; Hendin 773. VF,
green and red-brown patina. Excellent detail on
reverse. Estimate: $3000.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=119491
ID: 119491 Last change: 29.03.2009 Company
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction Triton V
(15.01.2002) Lot 1914 Price realized 625 USD
Source No longer available! VESPASIAN Estimate
$500 VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.30 gm).
"Judaea Capta" issue. Struck 71 AD. IMP CAES
VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head
right / IVDAEA [CAPTA], S C in exergue, Jewess in
attitude of mourning, seated left beneath palm
tree; to right, captive Jew with hands tied behind
back standing left; captured weapons behind. RIC
II 426; BMCRE 542; BN 494; Cohen 238. Good Fine,
reddish brown patina, spotty surfaces, roughness
on reverse. ($500) From the Robert Schonwalter
Collection. Information with the coin states that
it was purchased from Edward Gans on 23 April
1951. The Gans ticket has a price of $8.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=124533
ID: 124533 Last change: 29.03.2009 Company
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction Triton
VIII (11.01.2005) Lot 1115 Price realized 1600 USD
Source No longer available! VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ
Sestertius (30.58 gm, 6h). Judaea Capta issue.
Rome mint. Struck 71 AD. Estimate $1000 VESPASIAN.
69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (30.58 gm, 6h). Judaea
Capta issue. Rome mint. Struck 71 AD. IMP CAES
VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head
right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, Jewess, in
attitude of mourning, seated right on cuirass
under palm tree; one round and one hexagonal
shield and [spear] before; to left, Jew standing
right with his hands tied behind his back; [two
spears], one round and one hexagonal shield
behind. RIC II 424; Hendin 773; BMCRE 533 corr.
(no spear before Jewess); cf. BN 490; Cohen 234
corr. (CAESAR). VF, emerald green patina, light
smoothing in fields. ($1000).
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=132214
ID: 132214 Last change: 30.03.2009 Company Stack's
Auction Coin Galleries December 2007 (18.12.2007)
Lot 377 Price realized 1850 USD Source No longer
available! Vespasian, 69-79 A.D. Sestertius, 71
A.D. Rome. Laureate head r., IMP. CAES. VESPAS.
AVG. P.M. TR.P. P.P. COS.III. Rv. Judaea seated in
mourning to r. of palm tree, standing male captive
to l. with hands tied behind his back, arms to l.
and r.; IVDAEA [CAPTA S.C.]. RIC 424. Heavy dark
olive brown and green patina, smoothed. Excellent
portrait and historic reverse type. Nice Very
Fine. (1,500-2,000).
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=148817
ID: 148817 Last change: 31.03.2009 Company
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction Triton IX
(10.01.2006) Lot 1415 Price realized 6000 USD
Source No longer available! VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ
Sestertius (24.13 g, 7h). "Judaea Capta" issue.
Rome mint. Struck 71 AD. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P
M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / IVDAEA
CAPTA, S C in exergue, palm tree; to right,
Jewess, in attitude of mourning, seated right on
cuirass, round shield before; to left, Jew
standing right with his hands tied behind his
back; two spears, a hexagonal and a round shield
behind. RIC II 424; Hendin 773; BMCRE 533; BN 490
var. (arms on reverse); Cohen 234. VF, hard dark
green patina, flan crack, die break on reverse.
Well centered and struck. ($4000) Estimate: $4000.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=148856
ID: 148856 Last change: 31.03.2009 Company
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction Triton
VIII (11.01.2005) Lot 1007 Price realized 21000
USD Source No longer available! VESPASIAN. 69-79
AD. Æ Sestertius (25.77 gm, 6h). Judaea Capta
issue. Rome mint. Struck 71 AD. Estimate $10000
VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (25.77 gm, 6h).
Judaea Capta issue. Rome mint. Struck 71 AD. IMP
CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate
head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, Jewess,
in attitude of mourning, seated right on cuirass
under palm tree; two round shields and spear
before; to left, Jew standing right with his hands
tied behind his back; two spears, two hexagonal
shields, and two round shields behind. RIC II 424;
Hendin 773; BMCRE 533 corr. (no spear before
Jewess; same reverse die); cf. BN 490; Cohen 234
corr. (CAESAR). EF, wonderful hard green patina,
light smoothing in fields. ($10,000) From the
Michael Weller Collection.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=156616
ID: 156616 Last change: 31.03.2009 Company Stack's
Auction Coin Galleries February 2007 (21.02.2007)
Lot 134 Price realized Unsold or unknown price
Source No longer available! JUDAEA CAPTA SERIES.
Vespasian, 69-79 A.D. Sestertius, 71 A.D. Rome.
Laureate head r., IMP. CAES. VESPAS. AVG. P.M.
TR.P. P.P. COS.III. Rv. Judaea seated in mourning
to r. of palm tree, standing male captive to l.
with hands tied behind his back, arms to l. and
r.; IVDAEA [CAPTA S.C.]. RIC 424. Dark olive brown
and green patina, tooled. Excellent portrait and
historic reverse type. Nice Very Fine.
(1,250-1,500).
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=156649
ID: 156649 Last change: 31.03.2009 Company
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction Mail Bid
Sale 70 (21.09.2005) Lot 753 Price realized Unsold
or unknown price Source No longer available!
VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (27.82 g, 7h).
Judaea Capta issue. Rome mint. Struck 71 AD.
Estimate $2000 VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius
(27.82 g, 7h). Judaea Capta issue. Rome mint.
Struck 71 AD. Laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA,
palm tree; to left, Jew standing right, hands
bound behind; to right, Jewess, in attitude of
mourning, seated right on cuirass; shields
scattered around. RIC II 424; Hendin 773; BMCRE
533 corr. (no spear before Jewess); Cohen 232. VF,
mottled brown patina, minor smoothing. ($2000) Ex
Coin Galleries (21 July 1982), lot 132.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=156670
ID: 156670 Last change: 31.03.2009 Company
Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH Auction Mail Bid
Sale 8 (01.10.2004) Lot 346 Price realized 1400
EUR (~1735 USD) Source No longer available!
Vespasianus - Domitianus Vespasianus 69-79 Sesterz
(26,02 g), Rom 71. Av.: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM
TR PPP COS III, belorbeerter Kopf rechts. Rv.:
IVDAEA CAPTA, unter Palme mit zwei Früchten steht
Jüdin nach rechts und ein an den Händen
gefesselter Jude. RIC:425, C:236; grünbraune
Patina, Rv. etwas korrodiert f.vzgl./s.sch.
Estimate: EUR 1300.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=156678
ID: 156678 Last change: 31.03.2009 Company
Heritage Auctions, Inc. Auction Long Beach
Signature Sale 357 (09.09.2004) Lot 12184 Price
realized 1400 USD Source No longer available!
Vespasian. A.D. 69-79. AE sestertius (34 mm, 27.44
g). 'Judaea Capta' issue. Rome, A.D. 71. Laureate
head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, Jewess, in attitude of
mourning, seated right at base of palm tree; on
left, Jew standing right with hands tied behind
back; various arms around. RIC 424; BMC 536; Cohen
233. Good VF, green and brown patina, some
smoothing in fields, legends slightly
strengthened. Estimate: 1600-1800 USD.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=156682
ID: 156682 Last change: 31.03.2009 Company
Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH Auction Auction 73
(17.05.2004) Lot 585 Price realized Unsold or
unknown price Source No longer available!
Vespasianus - Nerva Vespasianus 69-79 Sesterz
(26,02 g), Rom 71. Av.: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM
TR PPP COS III, belorbeerter Kopf rechts. Rv.:
IVDAEA CAPTA, unter Palme mit zwei Früchten steht
Jüdin nach rechts und ein an den Händen
gefesselter Jude. RIC:425, C:236; grünbraune
Patina, Rv. etwas korrodiert f.vzgl./s.sch.
Estimate: EUR 1500.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=156689
ID: 156689 Last change: 31.03.2009 Company
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction Triton
VII (12.01.2004) Lot 889 Price realized 2000 USD
Source No longer available! VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ
Sestertius (27.02 gm). Judaea Capta issue. Rome
mint. Struck 71 AD. Estimate $2000 VESPASIAN.
69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (27.02 gm). Judaea Capta
issue. Rome mint. Struck 71 AD. IMP CAE VESPASIAN
AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right /
IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, Judaea seated right
on cuirass beneath palm tree in attitude of
mourning; bound Jewish captive standing right
behind; spears and shields around. RIC II 424 var.
(CAES); Hendin 773 var. (same); BMCRE 533 var.
(CAESAR); BN -; Cohen 234 var. (same). Nice VF,
red and brown patina, minor smoothing. ($2000).
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=156724
ID: 156724 Last change: 31.03.2009 Company
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction Mail Bid
Sale 60 (22.05.2002) Lot 1582 Price realized 800
USD Source No longer available! VESPASIAN Estimate
$500 VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (25.77 gm).
"Judaea Capta" issue. Struck 71 AD. Laureate head
right / IVDAEA CAPTA, Jewess, in attitude of
mourning, seated right at base of palm tree; Jew
standing behind with hands tied behind back. RIC
II 424; BMCRE 533; Brin 41; Cohen 233. Near VF,
brown patina, light porosity. ($500).
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=156735
ID: 156735 Last change: 31.03.2009 Company
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction Triton V
(15.01.2002) Lot 1913 Price realized 1000 USD
Source No longer available! VESPASIAN Estimate
$500 VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.67 gm).
"Judaea Capta" issue. Struck 71 AD. IMP CAES
VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head
right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, Jewess in
attitude of mourning, seated right beneath palm
tree; to left, captive Jew with hands tied behind
back standing right; captured weapons behind. RIC
II 424; BMCRE -; BN 489-491; Cohen 232. Good Fine,
brown patina. ($500) From the Robert Schonwalter
Collection. Information with the coin states that
it was purchased from Worner List 1, no. 394, in
January 1951.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=239308
ID: 239308 Last change: 12.04.2009 Company
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction - Lot -
Price realized 975 USD Source Link 732440. Sold
For $975 VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (27.77
gm). "Judaea Capta" issue. Struck 71 AD. IMP CAES
VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head
right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C in exergue, Jewess
seated right, beneath palm tree, mourning; behind
palm Jew standing right, hands tied behind his
back, pile of arms at left ; RIC II 427; BMCRE
543ff; Brin 45; Cohen 239. VF, slightly porous,
brown patina. $975.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=241680
ID: 241680 Last change: 12.04.2009 Company
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction - Lot -
Price realized 3250 USD Source Link 734747. Sold
For $3250 VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. AE Sestertius
(31mm, 24.13 gm). Rome mint. "Judaea Capta" issue,
struck 71 AD. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P
COS III, laureate head right / IVDAEA CAPTA, S C
in exergue, mourning Judaea seated before palm,
Jewish man standing right with hands bound behind
back, arms around. RIC II 424; Hendin 773; Cohen
234. Nice VF, even, dark olive patina.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=249844
ID: 249844 Last change: 12.04.2009 Company
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction - Lot -
Price realized 880 USD Source Link 101, Lot: 116.
Estimate $300. Sold for $880. VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD.
Æ Sestertius (34mm, 25.74 gm). Judaea Capta issue.
Rome mint. Struck 71 AD. Laureate head right /
IVDAEA [CAP]TA, Jewess seated right under palm
tree, mourning; behind, Jew standing right with
his hands tied behind his back; arms around. RIC
II 424; Hendin 773; Cohen 232. Fine, green patina,
a little rough.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=253816
ID: 253816 Last change: 13.04.2009 Company
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. Auction - Lot -
Price realized 1100 USD Source Link 113, Lot: 259.
Estimate $500. Sold for $1100. VESPASIAN. 69-79
AD. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 25.08 gm). Judaea Capta
issue. Rome mint. Struck 71 AD. Laureate head
right / IVDAEA CAPTA, Jewess seated right under
palm tree, mourning; behind, Jew standing right
with his hands tied behind his back; arms around.
RIC II 424; Hendin 773; Cohen 232. Good Fine,
green patina, some smoothing.
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=365695
ID: 365695 Last change: 09.11.2009 Company Stack's
Auction August 2009 Coin Galleries Sale
(18.08.2009) Lot 4293 Price realized 450 USD
Source Link Vespasian, A.D. 69-79. Æ Sestertius.
Judaea Capta issue. Rome, A.D. 71. Laureate head
of Vespasian right. Rv. IVDAEA CAPTA, palm tree
flanked by bound captive standing right and
weeping personification of Judaea seated right; to
left and right, piles of arms. 24.01 grams. RIC
165. BMC 533. BN 494-6. Hendin 773. Cohen 234.
Dark green patina with some porosity. Fine.
(200-300).
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=365702
ID: 365702 Last change: 09.11.2009 Company Stack's
Auction August 2009 Coin Galleries Sale
(18.08.2009) Lot 4300 Price realized 950 USD
Source Link Vespasian, A.D. 69-79. Orichalcum
Sestertius. Judaea Capta issue. Rome, A.D. 72.
Laureate head r.; IMP CAES VESPAS AVG PM TRP PP
COS IIII. Rv. Jewess seated r. below palm tree
mourning, Jew standing r. behind tree, his hands
bound; IVDAEA CAPTA. RIC-(cf.RIC 424 for issue of
71 A.D.). Rare. Tan brown over pitting and
roughness. Very Fine. (1,000-1,100).
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=370023
ID: 370023 Last change: 13.11.2009 Company
Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Auction Auction 52
(07.10.2009) Lot 369 Price realized 31000 CHF
(~29760 USD) Source Link Part I The Roman Empire
Vespasian, 69 – 79 Sestertius 71, Æ 27.67 g. IMP
CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III Laureate
head r. Rev. IVDAEA – CAPTA Jewess seated r. on
cuirass under palm tree in attitude of mourning;
behind palm, Jew standing r., hands tied behind
his back; in l. field, pile of arms. In exergue, S
C. C 232. BMC 532. RIC 159. CBN 489 (this reverse
die). Very rare and in exceptional condition for
the issue. Perfectly struck on a full flan with a
dark green patina, good extremely fine Ex Triton
sale III, 1999, 1033. From the William James Conte
collection. Vespasian’s greatest military triumph
was the war he and his son Titus waged in Judaea
at the end of Nero’s reign. The campaign was so
difficult that the Flavians celebrated its
conclusion with triumphal processions, games, a
triumphal arch and an uncommonly extensive series
of coins. This sestertius is one of the most
remarkable examples to have survived, with even
the smallest details perfectly preserved. Most
impressive is the miniature portrait of Vespasian
on the reverse, the engraving of which would have
tested the skills of even the most gifted artist.
With dual sympathies the chronicler Josephus wrote
an in-depth narrative of the Roman campaign in
Judaea. We are told of great suffering by both
Jews and Romans, though in the final analysis the
Jews bore the lion’s share of the consequences.
The Roman dead numbered in the tens of thousands,
and Josephus counts the number of Jewish dead in
the millions, with most having succumbed to famine
or pestilence. Josephus describes what the Romans
encountered when they breached the walls of
Jerusalem and began to search the subterranean
portion of the city: "So horrible was the stench
from the bodies which met the intruders, that many
instantly withdrew, but others penetrated further
through avarice, trampling over heaps of corpses;
for many precious objects were found in these
passages" In the aftermath, Josephus reports that
the Romans "selected the tallest and most handsome
of the youth and reserved each of them for the
triumph; of the rest, those over seventeen years
of age he sent in chains to the mines in Egypt,
while multitudes were presented to Titus in the
various provinces, to be destroyed in the theatres
by the sword or by wild beasts; those under
seventeen were sold."
- http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=370024
ID: 370024 Last change: 13.11.2009 Company
Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Auction Auction 52
(07.10.2009) Lot 370 Price realized 18000 CHF
(~17280 USD) Source Link Part I The Roman Empire
Vespasian, 69 – 79 Sestertius 71, Æ 28.74 g. IMP
CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III Laureate
head r. Rev. IVDAEA – CAPTA Jewess seated r. on
cuirass under palm tree in attitude of mourning;
behind palm, Jew standing r., hands tied behind
his back; in field l., pile of arms. In exergue, S
C. C 232. BMC 533. RIC 159. CBN 490 var. Very
rare. A bold portrait and a very attractive green
patina, extremely fine / about extremely fine.
Come accennato
nella nota 1, le caratteristiche
fisiche della moneta in esame sono nella norma. Quanto
al resto osservo che le immagini su cui ho potuto
lavorare sono scadenti, in particolare la foto del
rovescio è sfocata, quella del dritto è flashata e ciò
rende problematico il confronto tra lo stile e
l'aspetto generale del campione in esame e quello
delle monete di riferimento. In
assenza della patina antica la valutazione
dell'aspetto generale si presenta complicata. A mio
avviso, destano perplessità i caratteri della leggenda
del dritto così larghi e arrotondati e quei capelli
del sovrano quasi scomparsi. Non trovo spiegazione per
le tracce di verderame ad ore 8-9 del rovescio, visto
che la moneta è stata sottoposta ad una pulizia i cui
residui possono essere individuati nelle macchie di
colore amaranto ad ore 10 e ad ore 2-3 del dritto.
Sebbene la moneta sia piuttosto comune, essa presenta
valutazioni elevate sul mercato numismatico per il
richiamo alle vicende storiche a cui si collega (la
conquista romana della Palestina e l'inizio della
diaspora del popolo ebraico) e ciò rende cauti
nell'esprimere un giudizio, forte essendo l'interesse
ad un'eventuale falsificazione. Altro non saprei dirle
sulla base degli elementi di valutazione che mi sono
stati forniti e in assenza di un esame diretto della
moneta.
Un saluto
cordiale.
Giulio De
Florio
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Note:
(1) Sesterzio (oricalco). BMC II fornisce
il peso medio dei sesterzi di Vespasiano: 25,84g
(media su 105 esemplari). Raccolgo in tabella le
caratteristiche fisiche dei sesterzi della tipologia
di figura tratte dai link di
cui sopra:
Riferimenti |
Peso (g.) |
Diametro (mm) |
Asse di
conio (h) |
Link01 |
26,94 |
- |
- |
Link02 |
26,04 |
- |
- |
Link03 |
24,87 |
- |
- |
Link05 |
27,28 |
- |
- |
Link06 |
26,05 |
34 |
- |
Link07 |
26,73 |
28 |
6 |
Link08 |
25,84 |
- |
6 |
Link10 |
27,67 |
36 |
- |
Link11 |
27,10 |
36 |
- |
Link12 |
24,55 |
35 |
- |
Link13 |
23,79 |
35 |
- |
Link14 |
26,99 |
- |
6 |
Link15 |
26,30 |
- |
- |
Link18 |
24,13 |
- |
7 |
Link19 |
25,77 |
- |
6 |
Link21 |
27,82 |
- |
7 |
Link22 |
26,02 |
- |
- |
Link23 |
27,44 |
34 |
- |
Link24 |
26,02 |
- |
- |
Link25 |
27,02 |
- |
- |
Link26 |
25,77 |
- |
- |
Link27 |
26,67 |
- |
- |
Link28 |
25,77 |
- |
- |
Link29 |
24,13 |
31 |
- |
Link30 |
25,74 |
34 |
- |
Link31 |
25,08 |
34 |
- |
Link32 |
24,01 |
- |
- |
Link34 |
27,67 |
- |
- |
Link35 |
28,74 |
- |
- |
Da quanto
premesso si evince che il sesterzio di figura presenta
caratteristiche fisiche (24-25g, 33mm, 5-6h) nella
norma.
(2) Il 71 è l'anno del terzo consolato di
Vespasiano (COS III appunto) ma anche l'anno in cui
celebrò, insieme con il figlio Tito, il trionfo nella
guerra giudaica ed elevò a Roma un grandioso tempio
alla Pace.
(3) Nella determinazione del categorico in
premessa si è fatto uso della numerazione riportata
nella nuova edizione del RIC II (ed. dic. 2007). Nella
vecchia edizione del RIC II (ed. 1926,
ristampata nel 1968) la catalogazione attribuita alla
moneta era RIC II 424 (pag. 68), mentre l'indice di frequenza
era "S".
(4) IMPerator CAESar VESPASIANus AVGustus
Pontifex Maximus Tribunicia Potestate COnSul III. Per
il profilo storico di questo imperatore si rimanda
alla voce relativa dell'Enciclopedia Treccani (v. link).
(5) IVDAEA CAPTA - Conquistata la Giudea,
sembra il titolo di testa di un giornale che annuncia
una vittoria militare. La simbologia è trasparente, la
palma rappresenta la Giudea, la terra conquistata, la
donna in lutto seduta su una corazza è la nazione
vinta ed il prigioniero, uno dei tanti, rappresenta un
soldato ridotto in schiavitù. |