Lot 3131
Judaea Capta Coinage. Titus, AD 79-81. Gold Aureus (7.13 g) minted at Rome as Caesar by Vespasian, AD 72-73. Laureate head right of Titus. Reverse: Kneeling Jewish captive right, hands bound behind; above, military trophy. RIC 1075 [as R3]; H-1471. Small edge mark visible only on the obverse at 7 o'clock. Very Fine.
For a much inferior example of this extremely rare coin, see the Goldberg sale of 2 October 2000, lot 90, which shares this reverse die. This is far the finer specimen of likely the two known. It is only when such specialized collections of Judaea Capta coinage come up for sale that so many pertinent gold aurei are offered. Some types are not represented in the British Museum Catalogue.
Estimated Value $15,000-UP.
Harold Chopp Collection.
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