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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nemo, post: 2614513, member: 58462&quot;]I really love these Judaea Capta sestertii, especially the Victory types.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my most attractive sestertius.[ATTACH=full]572675[/ATTACH]</p><p>Vespasian, 69-79. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 34mm, 23.49 g 6), Rome, 71. </p><p>O: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III Laureate head of Vespasian to right. </p><p>R: VICTORIA AVGVSTI, S C in ex, Victory standing right, left foot set on helmet, writing on shield; in right field, mourning Judea seated beneath palm tree. </p><p>- BMC 582. BN 560. Cohen 625. RIC 468. Ex Oblos webauction 3 11/15 lot 292, Astarte S.A. XIX &#039;06 Lot 956, UBS Gold &amp; Numismatics &#039;06 Auction 64 lot 173, Auction Numismatica Genevensis 1, Geneva, 27 November 2000, lot 147.</p><p><br /></p><p>And well worn but very hard to find example of Titus as Caesar.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]572676[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Titus</b></p><p>As Caesar, AE Sestertius Rome mint. Struck AD 72 O:Titus, laureate head right. T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II R: IVDAEA CAPTA; S C in exerge, Vespasian standing in military dress, holding spear and parazonium to left of palm-tree, foot on helmet; mourning Jewess seated right. RIC 422, Hendin 1523, Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection Gemini X lot 811.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, how I wish I could go back in time to the Gemini X auction......[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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