Details
LOT 2984
Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. Dated Year 2 (67/8 CE).
Jerusalem mint. 'Year two' in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad rim and two handles / 'The freedom of Zion' in Paleo-Hebrew; vine leaf on small branch with tendril. TJC 196a; Sofaer 11-4; Hendin GBC 6, 6389; Hendin GBC 5, 1360. Very Fine.(2.56gr, 16mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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