LOT 3471
Judaea. Procurators, Valerius Gratus AE Prutah. Dated RY 4 of Tiberius (17/8 CE). Jerusalem mint.
In the name of Julia Augusta (Livia). [IOYΛIA], small bunch of grapes and vine leaf above / Narrow-necked amphora with scroll handles; [L Δ] (date) flanking. RPC I 4963; Meshorer 326; Hendin 6365. Near Very Fine.(1.43gr, 15mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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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): £156
IOYΛIA KAICAPOC, 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. 2.65gr, 16mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Trajan AE Dichalkon of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Laureate head to right / Hemhem crown, [L I]-Z (date) below. RPC III 4820; Dattari (Savio) 7221; Emmett 707.17. 2.03gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
The Hemhem crown was an ornate triple Atef with corkscrew sheep horns and usually two uraeus. The Egyptian word Hemhem means to shout, cry out, possibly indicating that the Hemhem crown represented a battle horn. -
Group of Ten [10] Roman AE Coins. Circa 1st-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Various rulers. 11.88gr total.
Condition as seen.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
