Details
LOT 2790
Judaea. Herodians, Herod III Antipas AE Half Unit. 4 BCE-39 CE.
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. Near Very Fine.(4.75gr, 14mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
