Details
LOT 2971
Judaea. Herodians, Herod II Archelaos AE Prutah. 4 BCE-CE 6.
Jerusalem mint. HPѠΔOY, bunch of grapes and vine leaf on stem / ЄΘNAPXO, crested helmet; caduceus in left field. RPC I, 4917; TJC 73; Hendin 1196. Near Very Fine.(2.59gr, 16mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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