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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Nabataea, Aretas IV, with Phasael AE 13mm. Circa 9/8 BC-AD 40.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £34
Petra mint. Struck circa 5/4 BC. Laureate head to right; ḥēth in Aramaic before, [mark behind] / Crossed cornucopiae; Phaṣa (in Nabataean) between. Meshorer, Nabataea 64A. 2.09gr, 13mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sicily, Katane AE Chalkous. Late 3rd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Jugate busts of Serapis, laureate and wearing Atef crown and Isis, wearing signature headdress to right; [X (mark of value) before, grain ear behind] / Apollo standing facing, leaning on column, holding laurel branch and bow; quiver and omphalos to left; KATA-[NAIΩN] to either side. CNS III, 22; HGC 2, 609. 5.27gr, 18mm, 7h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. Ex Münzen Gut-Lynt GmbH, Auction 8, 27 November 2022, lot 12 (company's ticket included). -
Macedon, Skione AE 20mm. Circa 400-350 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Diademed male head to right / ΣΚΙΩΝΑΙ, Corinthian helmet to right; kantharos(?) before. Cf. SNG ANS 716. 6.62gr, 20mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
