LOT 2985
Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. 66-70 CE.
Jerusalem mint. Dated year 3 (68/9 CE). 'Year three' in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad rim, two handles and a lid / 'The freedom of Zion' in Paleo-Hebrew; vine leaf on small branch with tendril. TJC 204; Sofaer 31-35; Hendin GBC 6, 6392; Hendin GBC 5, 1363. Near Very Fine.(2.26gr, 16mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Nabataea, Anonymous AE 17mm. Mid 2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Petra(?) mint. Imitating staters of Alexander III of Macedon. Helmetted head of Athena to right / Nike standing to left, holding wreath and placing hand on uncertain object. Barkay, Earliest, Group 3; CN 3; HCG 10, 671. 3.59gr, 17mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 533, 22 February 2023, lot 259. -
Lucania, Herakleia AE 12mm. Circa 280-150 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Forepart of horse galloping to right / Owl standing to right on thunderbolt, head facing; ͰΗΡA to left. HN Italy 1439; HGC 1, 1016. 1.83gr, 12mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Very rare.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Indo-Scythians, Azes AR Drachm. Circa 58-12 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY AZOY, king on horseback riding to right, 'Ti' in Karosthi before horse / Pallas Athena standing to right holding spear and shield, right arm extended in benediction, monogram to left and right. HGC 12, 653. 2.49gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex A.G. & S.Gillis, South Yorkshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
