LOT 2977
Judaea, Legionary countermarks AE 22mm. Circa 81/2-132/5 CE.
Possibly Legio XII Fulminata issue. Flavian(?) bust to right; thunderbolt within rectangular countermark / Blank. For countermark: Howgego 475. Near Very Fine.(9.09gr, 22mm.).
ProvenanceFrom a specialist collection of Judaean coins of a late gentleman collector.
FootnotesThe thunderbolt countermarks may have been applied for the Legio II Fulminata, but Howgego also suggests that they more likely relate to the cult of Zeus Hypsistos.
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LOT 2977
Judaea, Legionary countermarks AE 22mm.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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