VESPASIAN, AD 69-79
AR Denarius (18.03mm, 3.14g, 7h)
Rome mint
Struck AD 69/70
Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right
Reverse: IVDAEA, personification of Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning beneath trophy of arms and armor
References: RIC I 2, RCV 2296
Lightly toned. A popular type commemorating the Flavian's recent victories in the First Jewish War, likely struck concurrently with the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70.
Collection : Sold Coins