LOT 3427
Judaea, Procurators. Marcus Ambibulus AE Prutah. 9-12 CE.
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Caesar (Augustus). Dated RY 39 of Augustus (8/9 CE). KAICA-POC, grain ear / Palm tree; L [Λθ] (date) across fields. RPC II, 4955; TJC 313; Sofaer 3-5; Hendin GBC 6, 6358; GBC 5, 1329. Near Very Fine.(1.90gr, 17mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Philip I AE 29mm of Damascus, Seleucis ad Pieria. AD 244-249.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / COL ΔAMAC METRO, nude Ambrosia standing facing, head to right, clasping vine tendrils, floral structure at feet from which vines emerge. RPC VIII unassigned ID 26786 (temporary). 16.74gr, 29mm, 12h
Very Fine.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
For more interpretations of the female figure on reverse, see G. Bijowski, "The myth of Daphne on a coin minted at Damascus," AJN 15 (2003), pp. 53-9 and K. Butcher, "Ambrosia in Damascus?," NC 170 (2010), pp. 85-91. -
Judaea, Procurators. Antonius Felix AE Prutah. 52-59 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Jerusalem mint. In the names of Claudius and Agrippina Junior. Dated RY 14 of Claudius = 54 CE. ΤΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΓЄΡΜ •, two crossed palm branches; L IΔ (date) between / [ΙΟΥ-ΛΙΑ Α]Γ-[ΡΙΠ]ΠΙ-[Ν]Α within wreath. RPC I 4970; Meshorer 342; Hendin 6376. 2.51gr, 17mm, 11h
Very Fine. Reverse off center.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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Judaea, Procurators. Porcius Festus AE Prutah. 59-62 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero. Dated RY 5 of Nero = 58/9 CE. NЄP-ωNO-C within wreath / L Є (date) KAIC-APOC, palm branch. RPC I 4972; Meshorer 345; Hendin 6380. 2.49gr, 17mm, 5h
Good Very Fine.
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
