LOT 2977
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. Good Very Fine.(2.87gr, 15mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Judaea. Herodians, Herod II Archelaus AE Half Prutah. Circa 4 BCE-6 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £42
Jerusalem mint. Prow to left; HP[ധ] anticlockwise around / Є[ΘN] within wreath. RPC I 4916; TJC 72; Hendin 1197. 1.66gr, 15mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kings of Parthia. Vologases VI AR Drachm. Circa AD 208-228.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Ekbatana mint. Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara with ear flap; wl in Aramaic behind / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow, monogram below. Sellwood 88.19; Sunrise 459. 3.70gr, 19mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Sikyonia, Sikyon AR Triobol or Hemidrachm. Circa 330-280 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Chimaera standing to left, raising forepaw; ΣI below / Dove flying to left. BCD Peloponnesos 283. 2.34gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
