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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Judaea, John Hyrcanus I AE Prutah. 135-104 BCE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Jerusalem mint. "Yehohanan the High Priest and head of the Council of the Jews" in paleo-Hebrew within wreath / Two cornucopiae splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate/poppy between. Hendin 6172; TJC B; Sofaer 30-64. 2.73gr, 12mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Kingdom of Persis. Darev (Darios) II AR Obol. 1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Diademed bust to left, wearing tiara decorated with crescent / King standing to left before fire altar. K&M 4/6; Alram 565. 0.67gr, 9mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. -
Western Asia Minor, uncertain mint (Kyme?) AR Fraction. Circa 5th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Head of horse to right, neck ending in beaded truncation / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. SNG Kayhan 745 (head to left; uncertain Ionian or Karian mint); cf. Klein 332 (Kyme, Aeolis); cf. Tzamalis 88 (cruder style; Thraco-Macedonian mint); CNG e466, 120; Roma e88, 398. 0.54g, 8mm.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
