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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 159

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 159, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 71–71 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: judaea, veiled, draped, seated right under palm-tree, in attitude of mourning: behind palm-tree; captive standing right with hands tied behind his back: to left of captive, two round and one oval shields, helmet, and two spears. Weight about 25.6 g, diameter 34.5 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 159
obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 159
reverse: Judaea, veiled, draped, seated right under palm-tree, in attitude of mourning: behind palm-tree; captive standing right with hands tied behind his back: to left of Captive, two round and one oval shields, helmet, and two spears
mint Rome weight 25.60g (17)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀34.5 (5)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (16)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Vespasian, laureate, right

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III
reverse

Judaea, veiled, draped, seated right under palm-tree, in attitude of mourning: behind palm-tree; captive standing right with hands tied behind his back: to left of Captive, two round and one oval shields, helmet, and two spears

IVDAEA CAPTA S C
specimens (20)
KENOM 25.64g 6↕
KENOM 25.06g 7↕
British Museum 26.23g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 25.91g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 24.28g 6↕
KENOM 23.84g ⌀34.8 7↕
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 159, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 22.56g 6↕
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 159, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 26.05g 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 26.52g
British Museum 26.53g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 28.00g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 27.34g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 26.96g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 159 (ric.2_1(2).ves.159), 71–71 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-159/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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