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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 254

NGC XF | Roman Empire, Vespasian (AD 69-79), "Judaea Capta" Commemorative AV Aureus, struck circa 21 December AD 69 - Early AD 70, Tarraco (Hispania) Mint, IMP . CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head "of Vitellius" right, rev. Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning, head resting upon right hand, a trophy of arms behind, IVDAEA in exergue, 7.37g, 6h (Cohen [1857], no. 107; F W Madden [1864], p. 183, Chapter VIII, no. 1; Hendin ????; Calicó -; Thomas Thomas [1844], 1055 = Lord Holmesdale [1850], 690 = Edward Wigan [1864] = "Roman Gold Coins", Numismatic Chronicle [1864/65], p. 27, no. 38 = BMC 1864,1128.38 = BMC 357 these dies [Tarraco]; PAS CAM 9D9B6D = BNJ Coin Register 2018, no. 33 ['Tarraco'] this coin; RIC II², p. 152, no. 1315 [Rome]), minor excavation scuff to reverse, otherwise lustrous and attractively centred, good very fine, and exceedingly rare as a provincial Military mint issue, the only other example from this obverse die accessioned into the National Collection through the benevolence of legendary collector Edward Wigan in 1864!, in an NGC 'Ancients' holder, graded Extremely Fine (Strike: 5/5, Surfaces: 2/5) [NGC Cert. #8220527-001]

Provenance

~ Found at March (Cambridgeshire), by 20 October 2017 ~

~ Recorded with the British Museum, ref. PAS: CAM-9D9B6D

~ Cited in the British Numismatic Journal, Coin Register 2018, p. 224, no. 33 ~

Spink XRF Analysis:

Obverse:
98.7% Au Gold
1.13% Ag Silver

Reverse:
98.83% Au Gold
1.17% Ag Silver





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Sold for
£60,000

Starting price
£60000