Obverse: Laureate head of Vespasian right. Reverse: Trophy with Judaea seated right in attitude of mourning, head resting in hand.

Vespasian, proclaimed emperor by the eastern legions in July 69, entered Rome late that year as the victor of the civil wars and founder of the Flavian dynasty.

The reverse advertises the ongoing suppression of the Jewish revolt in Judaea, a campaign Vespasian had commanded from 67 and entrusted to his son Titus upon his own elevation; Jerusalem would fall in the summer of 70.

Reverse legend: IVDAEA, "Judaea," personifying the conquered province.

Honest wear across both sides with exceptional preservation and superior eye appeal.

Stray marks observed in reverse field. Solid brilliance and detailing retained, especially in the portrait.

Light smoothing on surfaces with excellent strike definition.

Rough granular surfaces, tiny flan flaw on obverse, a few marks

Light iridescent tone, smoothed, areas of find patina, scratches and marks, struck on a compact flan

Lightly toned with traces of deposits and faint hairlines.

Toned with faint hairlines and traces of PVC deposits

Toned with scratches on obverse, faint hairlines, and PVC deposits.

Circulated with scratches on the surface. Strong portrait on obverse with clear reverse depiction.

Lightly toned with traces of PVC deposits. Well centered reverse.

Areas of find patina, scratches and hairlines, minor edge marks

Deeply toned with porosity, marks, edge marks and tests

Laureate head with moderate wear; reverse shows seated figure with some surface loss consistent with the grade.

Deeply toned with small flan flaw on obverse

Iridescent toning, cleaning scratches under tone, small flan flaw on obverse, minor roughness on reverse. Bold strike on both sides with fresh dies.

Lightly toned, slightly granular surfaces, trace of die rust on obverse, some horn silver

Lightly toned with trace die rust and a few light scratches.

Moderate wear with solid centering of strike, essentially free from issue.

Darkly toned. Coin was probably holed and later chipped at edge.

Toned with earthen deposits, light roughness and scratches

Patina present, very nice to almost very nice condition

Lightly toned with roughness, scattered marks, and traces of gilding

Toned, minor marks and a little roughness, traces of deposits. Well struck reverse.

Toned with porosity and some deposits on obverse. A few scratches and flan flaw at edge.

Deeply toned with cleaning scratches visible under the tone.

Deep cabinet tone with small test cut on edge

Lightly toned with faint hairlines and bankers' marks on obverse.

Toned with a touch of porosity. Excellent detail on reverse.

Lightly toned, flan a little irregular, flan crack, minor porosity

Toned, flan flaw on obverse, some roughness, cleaning and smoothing scratches

Toned with some scratches and marks visible under the tone.

Darkly toned with a few scratches and marks visible under the tone.

Toned with scratches, a few marks and deposits on edge.

Scrape on obverse, a few scratches, deposits.

Toned with minor deposits and light scratches

Toned with numerous cleaning scratches visible under the tone. Bold, high-relief portrait.

Lightly toned with a couple of banker's marks on obverse and faint hairlines.

Moderate, even wear. Struck on a typically short flan.

Toned with roughness and encrusted deposits

Lightly toned with a few marks and a lamination flaw on the reverse.

Toned with numerous scratches on reverse and traces of deposits.

Lustrous and lightly toned with well centered reverse strike.

Well-struck with excellent surface preservation.

Even strike and surface wear consistent with the grade.

Deeply toned with a hint of iridescence. Old scratches present.

Crisp strike on both sides with bold portrait on obverse and full reverse legend. Cabinet tone with hints of underlying luster. Scratches noted on left side of reverse.


8/25/25	$1,920	VF	Stack's Bowers	▲ +82%
8/25/25	$1,080	VF	Stack's Bowers	▲ +2%
8/25/25	$2,160	XF	Stack's Bowers	▲ +73%
4/16/25	$700	F	CNG	▲ +133%
4/2/25	$300	F	CNG	— 0%

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