Vespasian
Rome 69-70 AD
AV Aureus 7.30g
Obv: IMP CAESAR
VESPASIANVS AVG
Laureate head of Vespasian to right
Rev: IVDAEA Mourning Jewess
seated right, her hands tied behind
her back; to left, palm tree
Ref: Biaggi 314 ; Calicó 644;
Hendin 1465; RIC 16; Vagi 899
Ex. Aureo & Calico Sebastas (Author's collection)
Vespasian
Rome 69-70 AD
AV Aureus 18mm, 6.71g, 5h
Obv: IMP CAESAR
VESPASIANVS AVG
Laureate head of Vespasian to right
Rev: IVDAEA Mourning Jewess
seated right, her hands tied behind
her back; to left, palm tree
Ref: RIC 1; Hendin 1464; BN 20-2; BMC 31-4; Calicó 643 (Author's collection)
Vespasian
69-79 A.D. AR Denarius
Antioch mint
Obv: Laur. hd. of emp. r.
IMP CAESAR
VESPASIANVS AVG PMCOSIII
Rev: Emperor left, Judaea or Jewess
mourning seated r. of palm
IVDAEA
Ref: Hendin 763, RSC 1930 (Author's collection)
Arch of Titus illustrating treasure taken from Jerusalem (Rome)
TITUS (79-81 AD)
Rome. "Judaea Capta" issue
Æ Sesterius.36mm, 25.41g
Obv: IMP T CAES VESPASIAN
AVG PM TR P PP COS VIII.
Laureate head right.
Rev: IVDAEA CAPTA / S C.
Palm tree; veiled Judaea seated right
on cuirass; Captive standing right.
Ref: RIC 133
(Author's collection)
8th-11th cent. A.D. Byzantine Reliquary cross depicting apostles, names inscribed in Greek (Author's collection)
8th-11th cent. A.D. Byzantine Reliquary cross depicting Christ on cross, name and title inscribed in Greek (Author's collection)
Bar Kochba and Jewish War Types
JUDAEA. Bar Kokhba Revolt (AD 132-135 AD). AE small bronze (20mm, 8.04 gm, 5h). Dated Year 1 (AD 132/3). Paleo-Hebrew year one of the redemption of Israel, bunch of grapes with branch and small leaf / Eleazar the priest retrograde across fields; seven-branched palm tree with two bunches of dates. Mildenberg 327, 147 (same dies). Hendin 1380a. TJC 225. AJC II 266, 8. Ex Shoshana Collection (Heritage 3003, 8 March 2012), lot 20244 (Author's collection)
JUDAEA, Bar Kochba
2nd Jewish War, 134-35 A.D.
21mm, 7.91g (dated YR 3)
Obv: Palm branch within wreath
“For the Freedom of Jerusalem”
Rev: Lyre with three strings
“Simon”
Ref: Hendin 735a; Mesh 297b (Author's collection)
Vespasian. Denarius circa 80-81, AR 21.5mm., 3.29g. Victory alighting l. placing shield on trophy; Judaea seated l. C 144. RIC Titus 364 (Author's collection)
JUDAEA, Caesarea Maritima
Domitian ca. 92 A.D.
29mm, 17.73g
Obv: Rad. bust of emp. r.
IMP CAES DOMIT AVG
GERM P M TR P X I
Rev: Palm tree w/seven branches
IMP XXI COS XVI CENS P P P
(Author's collection)
SAMARIA, Caesarea Maritima. Titus as Caesar, 79-81 AD, Obv. AYTOKP TITOC KAICAR, Laureate head to right.
Rev. IOYΔAIAC EΛΛΩKYIA, Victory standing right, inscribing shield set on knee; palm-tree before.
RPC II 2312; Hendin 744 (Author's collection)
Agrippa II / Domitian
Judaea, Caesarea Æ 21
(Yr. 24 = 83/84) 81 - 96 A.D.
Obv.: Laur. bust r. of emp.
DOMETKAIGERMAN
Rev.: Nike on helmet inscribing
Shield, cresent in field
ETOKDBAAGRIPP
Ref: Hendin 604 (Author's collection)
Holy Land Artifacts
Holy Land terracotta oil lamp ca. 1200-560 B.C. Adler 9-12 (325g 14.9 x 15.2 cm in diameter, 6.8 cm tall) (Author's collection)
Phoenician weight ca. 4th-3rd cent BC. Bust of Astarte, 11mm 5.59gm (1 Beqa or half shekel) (Author's collection)
Roman iron fish hook. ca. 1st-3rd century AD. Length 84mm
8th-11th cent. A.D. Byzantine Reliquary cross depicting apostles, names inscribed in Greek
8th-11th cent. A.D. Byzantine cross (Author's collection)
8th-11th cent. A.D. Byzantine era Greek cross (Author's collection)