Details
LOT 2966
Judaea. Herodians, Herod I AE Half Prutah. 40-4 BCE.
Jerusalem mint. Circa 37-34 BCE. Cornucopia; [BACI]Λ to left, HPѠΔ to right / Eagle standing to right. Hendin GBC 6, 6221; Hendin GBC 5, 1190; TJC 66; RPC I 4909. Near Very Fine.(0.75gr, 14mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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