LOT 2781
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.(2.20gr, 16mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 410-380 BC.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £68
MAΣΣAΛI before horned head of Lakydon to right / Wheel of four spokes; M in one quarter. Chevillon & Lillamand 2f; Maurel 362. 0.73gr, 9mm.
Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned with hints of blue iridescence around the devices.
French private collection, M. J. L. C., acquired in 1992. -
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Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. 66-70 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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. 2.48gr, 16mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Seleukid Empire, Demetrios I Soter AE 19mm. 162-150 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Tyre mint. Dated SE 158 (155/4 BC). Diademed head to right / [BA]ΣIΛEΩΣ [ΔH]MHTPIOY and [L] HNP • (date) in three lines above stern of galley to left, with railing, oar and aphlaston, [T]YPIΩN and '[belonging] to Tyre' in Phoenician below. SC 1672.1; DCA 114; CSE 738; Newell, Tyre, 50; SNG Spaer 1321; HGC 9, 830. 5.16gr, 19mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
