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Vespasian Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 71. IMP

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Zuschlagspreis:
42.000 £
ca. 68.492 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 960

Vespasian Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 71. IMP

Schätzpreis
n. a.
Zuschlagspreis:
42.000 £
ca. 68.492 $
Beschreibung:

Vespasian Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / IVDEA CAPTA, Jewess seated to right in attitude of mourning at foot of palm tree; behind, captive Jewish warrior standing to right with hands bound behind his back; weapons, shields and helmets to left. RIC 161; BMC 534; CBN 489-491 var. (IVDAEA); C. 232 var. (same). 27.02g, 34mm, 6h. Good Extremely Fine. Very Rare. Among the finest of all known Roman sestertii referencing the conquest of Judaea. Superb, untouched surfaces with a rich, dark green patina. Ex Freeman & Sear FPL 10, Spring 2010, 91; Ex Triton V, 16 January 2002, lot 1914; Ex Robert Schonwalter Collection; Privately purchased from Edward Gans, 23 April 1951. Also see Wikipedia articles for 'Vespasian', 'First Jewish-Roman War' and 'Judaea Capta coinage' (this coin displayed). Struck for 25 years by Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian, the Judaea Capta coins were issued in bronze, silver and gold by mints in Rome, throughout the Roman Empire, and in Judaea itself. They were issued in every denomination, and at least 48 different types are known. The present piece is certainly among the finest known of these commemorative issues, and proudly displays imagery of this significant Roman victory, after which Vespasian boldly closed the gates of the Temple of Janus to signify that all of Rome’s wars were ended, and that the Pax Romana again prevailed. The obverse portrait of Vespasian shows him as strong, robust and in the prime of life; the reverse celebrates Rome and Vespasian’s triumph over the Jewish revolt in Judaea, which Titus had brought to a close the previous year with the capture of Jerusalem after a seven month siege and the destruction of the Second Temple. It had been a costly and devastating war which had cost the lives of twenty five thousand Roman soldiers and somewhere between two hundred and fifty thousand and one million Jewish civilians. The design incorporates a vanquished Jewish warrior who stands with his hands bound behind his back before a pile of captured arms, while a Jewish woman is seated in an attitude of mourning. It has been occasionally suggested that the figures represent Judah (Judaea) and Jerusalem respectively, and it is sometimes noted that the reverse of this coin can be interpreted to reflect the prophecy of Isaiah 3:8, 25-26: 'For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen ... Thy men shall fall by the sword and thy mighty in the war. And her gates shall lament and mourn, and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground'. It is also possible that the reverse shows two of the captives especially chosen for Vespasian and Titus’ triumph - Josephus reports that one of Titus’ freedmen “…selected the tallest and most handsome of the youth and reserved each of them for the triumph; of the rest, those over seventeen years of age he sent in chains to the mines in Egypt, while multitudes were presented by Titus to the various provinces, to be destroyed in the theatres by the sword or by wild beasts; those under seventeen were sold”. The Arch of Titus in Rome, built by his brother Domitian shortly after his death and in commemoration of this victory, depicts the Roman army carrying off the treasures from the Temple of Jerusalem, including the Menorah, after the siege of the city had ended. The spoils were used to fund the building of the Flavian Amphitheatre, more commonly known as the Colosseum, the great lasting monument of the Flavian dynasty.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 960
Auktion:
Datum:
28.09.2014
Auktionshaus:
Roma Numismatics Limited
20 Fitzroy Square
London, W1T 6EJ
Großbritannien und Nordirland
sales@romanumismatics.com
+44 (0)20 7121 6518
Beschreibung:

Vespasian Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / IVDEA CAPTA, Jewess seated to right in attitude of mourning at foot of palm tree; behind, captive Jewish warrior standing to right with hands bound behind his back; weapons, shields and helmets to left. RIC 161; BMC 534; CBN 489-491 var. (IVDAEA); C. 232 var. (same). 27.02g, 34mm, 6h. Good Extremely Fine. Very Rare. Among the finest of all known Roman sestertii referencing the conquest of Judaea. Superb, untouched surfaces with a rich, dark green patina. Ex Freeman & Sear FPL 10, Spring 2010, 91; Ex Triton V, 16 January 2002, lot 1914; Ex Robert Schonwalter Collection; Privately purchased from Edward Gans, 23 April 1951. Also see Wikipedia articles for 'Vespasian', 'First Jewish-Roman War' and 'Judaea Capta coinage' (this coin displayed). Struck for 25 years by Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian, the Judaea Capta coins were issued in bronze, silver and gold by mints in Rome, throughout the Roman Empire, and in Judaea itself. They were issued in every denomination, and at least 48 different types are known. The present piece is certainly among the finest known of these commemorative issues, and proudly displays imagery of this significant Roman victory, after which Vespasian boldly closed the gates of the Temple of Janus to signify that all of Rome’s wars were ended, and that the Pax Romana again prevailed. The obverse portrait of Vespasian shows him as strong, robust and in the prime of life; the reverse celebrates Rome and Vespasian’s triumph over the Jewish revolt in Judaea, which Titus had brought to a close the previous year with the capture of Jerusalem after a seven month siege and the destruction of the Second Temple. It had been a costly and devastating war which had cost the lives of twenty five thousand Roman soldiers and somewhere between two hundred and fifty thousand and one million Jewish civilians. The design incorporates a vanquished Jewish warrior who stands with his hands bound behind his back before a pile of captured arms, while a Jewish woman is seated in an attitude of mourning. It has been occasionally suggested that the figures represent Judah (Judaea) and Jerusalem respectively, and it is sometimes noted that the reverse of this coin can be interpreted to reflect the prophecy of Isaiah 3:8, 25-26: 'For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen ... Thy men shall fall by the sword and thy mighty in the war. And her gates shall lament and mourn, and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground'. It is also possible that the reverse shows two of the captives especially chosen for Vespasian and Titus’ triumph - Josephus reports that one of Titus’ freedmen “…selected the tallest and most handsome of the youth and reserved each of them for the triumph; of the rest, those over seventeen years of age he sent in chains to the mines in Egypt, while multitudes were presented by Titus to the various provinces, to be destroyed in the theatres by the sword or by wild beasts; those under seventeen were sold”. The Arch of Titus in Rome, built by his brother Domitian shortly after his death and in commemoration of this victory, depicts the Roman army carrying off the treasures from the Temple of Jerusalem, including the Menorah, after the siege of the city had ended. The spoils were used to fund the building of the Flavian Amphitheatre, more commonly known as the Colosseum, the great lasting monument of the Flavian dynasty.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 960
Auktion:
Datum:
28.09.2014
Auktionshaus:
Roma Numismatics Limited
20 Fitzroy Square
London, W1T 6EJ
Großbritannien und Nordirland
sales@romanumismatics.com
+44 (0)20 7121 6518
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