Judaea Capta is Latin for “Judaea conquered.” In the reign of the Roman emperor Titus (39–81 CE) an uprising in the Roman province of Judaea was suppressed; Jerusalem was sacked and the Second Temple burned. This coin was minted in Roman-held Caesarea to celebrate the Roman victory in what is now called the First Jewish War against Rome (66–70 CE). Judaea is often represented on these coins as a weeping woman.
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