LOT 3121
Judaea. Procurators, Valerius Gratus AE Prutah. 15-26 CE.
Jerusalem mint. In the name Julia Augusta (Livia). Dated RY 2 of Tiberius (15/6 CE). ΙΟΥΛΙΑ in two lines within wreath / Upright branch; L B (date) flanking. RPC I, 4959; Meshorer 317; Hendin 6362. Near Very Fine.(1.43gr, 15mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Judaea, Gaba AE 11mm. Time of Domitian, AD 81-96.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Dated Year 142 (AD 83/4). Tetrastyle temple with pediment; ΓΑΒΗ below / Palm branch; ΡΜ-Β (date) across fields. RPC II 2241; Rosenberger I, 7. 1.36gr, 11mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Of the highest rarity; only three examples cited by RPC and only one example on CoinArchives (Numismatica Ars Classica 64, 1912).
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Severus Alexander AE 27mm of Aegeae, Cilicia. AD 222-235.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dated CY 275 (AD 228/9). ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹЄΥ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹЄ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / ΑΔΡΙ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟΥΠΟΛ ΑΙΓ ЄΟϹ (date), draped bust of Dionysus to right, thyrsus over shoulder; before, bunch of grapes. RPC VI, 7186 (temporary); SNG BnF 2359; Haymann 161a. 11.77gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare; no other examples on CoinArchives.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Judaea. Procurators, Porcius Festus AE Prutah. 59-62 CE.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero. Dated RY 5 of Nero (58/9 CE). NЄPѠNOC in three lines within wreath / L Є KAIC-APOC, palm branch. RPC I 4972; TJC 345; Hendin GBC 6, 6380; Hendin GBC 5, 1351. 1.44gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
