LOT 2788
Judaea. Herodians, Herod I AE Half Prutah. 40-4 BCE.
Jerusalem mint. [ΗPΩΔOΥ] ΒΑCΙΛ[ΕΩΣ], tripod table / Palm frond upright within circle. Hendin 6217; TJC 56; Sofaer 52. Very Fine.(0.63gr, 11mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera AE Obol-40 Drachmai. Circa 51-30 BC.
Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Alexandria mint. Diademed and draped bust to right / [KΛEOΠATPAC] BAC[IΛICCHC], eagle standing to left on thunderbolt; double cornucopiae to left, M (mark of value) to right. Svoronos 1872; Weiser 184-5; SNG Copenhagen 422-4; Noeske 383. 5.89gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Judaea. First Jewish War AE Prutah. 66-70 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Jerusalem mint. Dated year 3 (68/9 CE). 'Year three' in Paleo-Hebrew, amphora with broad rim, 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. 2.48gr, 16mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
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Seleukis and Pieria, Chalkis ad Libanum AE 16mm. Circa 85-40 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Ptolemaios, tetrarch. Dated SE 240 (73/2 BC). Bust of Artemis to right, bow and quiver at shoulder / Nike standing to left, holding wreath and palm frond; L MΣ (date) downward to left. Sofaer 3-7; Herman 2; HGC 9, 1442; DCA 468. 4.78gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
