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LOT 2980
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, ear of grain curved to the right / Palm tree with dates; [L] ΛΘ (date) across fields. RPC II 4955; Meshorer 313; Hendin 6358. Very Fine.(1.61gr, 15mm, 11h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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