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LOT 2815
Judaea, Procurators. Pontius Pilate AE Prutah. Dated RY 17(?) (30/1 CE). Jerusalem mint. Struck under Tiberius.
TIBЄPIOV [KAICAPOC], lituus / L IZ(?) (date) within wreath. Cf. RPC I 4968; cf. Hendin GBC 6, 6371; cf. Hendin GBC 5, 1342; cf. TJC 333. Good Very Fine.(1.95gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
FootnotesA very interesting example with an unclear date. The letters on the reverse could be L IZ or L IS (referring to year 17) but upon closer inspection, the letters could be L IЄ (year 15). A new date for Pontius Pilatus' coinage?
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Maximian BI Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 4 (AD 288/9).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Α Κ ΜA ΟΥΑ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / Alexandria standing to left, holding head of Sarapis and sceptre; L Δ (date) across fields. RPC X Unassigned ID 76037; Dattari (Savio) 5833; Emmett 4093.4. 6.78gr, 19mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Trajan AE 32mm of Caesarea Maritima, Judaea. AD 115.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £95
IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OP AVG GER DAC COS [VI P P], laureate bust to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / Astarte-Tyche standing to left, resting foot on helmet and holding bust and sceptre, within Tetrastyle temple with central arch behind enclosure with altar in front; at feet in right field, harbour-god holding anchor; • C • T(sic) • F AVG • C•A•E•S • in exergue. RPC II 3954; Rosenberger 19; Kadman 22; Sofaer pl. 23 , 21; Samuels 172. 17.90gr, 32mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Dark green patina.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Judaea. Procurators, Pontius Pilate AE Prutah. Dated RY 16 of Tiberius (29/30 CE). Jerusalem mint. In the names of Julia Augusta (Livia) and Tiberius.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
IOYΛIA K[AICAPOC], three bound grain ears / [TIBЄPIOY KAICAPOC] L Iς (date)], simpulum to left. RPC I 4967; Hendin GBC 6, 6370; Hendin GBC 5, 1341; TJC 331. 2.21gr, 16mm, 10h.
Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
