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
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↕
Harvard Art Museums
22.56g
6↕
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.)
Cite this coin
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: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA