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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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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
