LOT 2979
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. Near Very Fine.(2.25gr, 15mm, 5h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Group of Six [6] Greek and Roman AR Coins. 4th century BC-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Various types. 28.86gr total.
Near Very Fine to Very Fine.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Minor Asia & Levante, PB Trial Strike(?). 2nd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Incuse of jugate male bearded and wreathed(?) heads / Blank. 17.02gr, 24mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Judaea, Mattathias Antigonos (Mattatayah) AE Eight Prutot. 40-37 BCE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Jerusalem mint. 'Mattatayah the High Priest and Council of the Jews' in Paleo-Hebrew script around double cornucopiae / [B]ACIΛE[ΩC ANTIΓONOY] around wreath. Meshorer 36; Hendin 1162; HGC 10, 646. 14.43gr, 23mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Off-centre.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 499, 1 September 2021, lot 297.
