Titus - Sestertius JUDAEA CAPTA very rare (D2254)

Titus, as Caesar, Æ As. Lugdunum, 77-78 AD. T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR, laureate head right, globe at point of bust / IVDAEA [CAPTA], palm tree, Judaea seated to right, arms to left; SC in exergue. RIC (Vespasian) 1268. 9,42 g, 24 mm Fine

Vespasian's greatest military triumph was the war he and his son Titus waged in Judaea at the end of Nero's reign. The campaign was so difficult that the Flavians celebrated its conclusion with triumphal processions, games, a triumphal arch and an uncommonly extensive series of coins.