LOT 2787
Judaea. Herodians, Herod I AE Prutah. 40-4 BCE.
Mint in Samaria (Sebaste?). Dated RY 3 (38/7 BCE). Palm branch; leaf to left and right / ΗΡΩΔ[ΟΥ ΒΑΣΙ]ΛЄΩΣ, aphlaston; L Γ (date) to left, monogram to right. TJC 47; Hendin GBC 6, 6207; Hendin GBC 5, 1172; RPC I 4904; HGC 10, 655; DCA 807. Very Fine.(1.34gr, 14mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Seleukis and Pieria, Chalkis ad Libanon AE 20mm. Circa 36-20 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Zenodoros tetrarch and archiereus, struck 27/6 BC. Laureate head of Zeus to right; NE downwards behind / ΖΗΝΟ-ΔΩΡΟΥ, Nike walking to right, holding wreath and palm. RPC I, 4776; Sofaer 58. 7.02gr, 20mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare; only one other example on CoinArchives (CNG, e-203, 190).
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobol. Circa 196-146 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to right / The nymph Histiaia seated to right on stern of galley, holding stylis; wing on galley, IΣ[TIAI]EΩN around. BCD Euboia 430-431; HGC 4, 1525. 1.69gr, 14mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Judaea. Herodians, Herod III Antipas AE Half Unit. 4 BCE-39 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Tiberias mint. Dated RY 33 (29/30 CE). TIBEPIAC in two lines within wreath / HP[ധΔOY TETPAPXOY], palm branch; across field, L ΛΓ (date). RPC I 4924; Hendin 6236; TJC 81. 4.75gr, 14mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
