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LOT 2784
Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. Dated year 3 (68/9 CE).
Jerusalem mint. '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.(2.48gr, 16mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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