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LOT 3126
Judaea. Procurators, Porcius Festus AE Prutah. 59-62 CE.
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero. Dated RY 5 of Nero (58/9 CE). NЄPധNOC in three lines within wreath / L Є KAIC-APOC, palm branch. RPC I, 4972; TJC 345; Hendin GBC 6, 6380; Hendin GBC 5, 1351. Very Fine.(1.70gr, 16mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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