LOT 2980
Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. Dated Year 3 (68/9 CE).
Jerusalem mint. 'Year three' in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad, 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.(1.67gr, 15mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Kingdom of Persis. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Obol. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Bearded bust to left, wearing diadem and mural crown; monogram behind / Ardaxšir standing to left, holding sceptre and sacrificing before altar to left. KM 4/13; Alram 572; Sunrise 596. 0.75gr, 11mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Kingdom of Persia. Ardaxsir (Artaxerxes) II AR Hemidrachm. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Istakhr (Persepolis) mint. Diademed and draped large bust to left, wearing mural crown; monogram before / Ardaxšir standing to left before altar, holding sceptre. Alram 574; Sunrise 599. 1.65gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Shaqilat AE 18mm. 9 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Petra mint; struck AD 20-40. Jugate busts of Aretas and Shaqilat to right; [H F] in Aramaic across fields / Crossed cornucopiae; legend in Aramaic between and below. Meshorer, Nabataea 114. 3.90gr, 18mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
