Details
LOT 3472
Judaea. Procurators, Valerius Gratus AE Prutah. Dated RY 5 of Tiberius (18/9 CE). Jerusalem mint.
In the names of Tiberius and Julia Augusta (Livia). TIB KAICAP in three lines within wreath / Palm frond; IOY-ΛIA and [L] Є (date) across field. RPC I 4965; Meshorer 328; Hendin 6368. Very Fine.(2.28gr, 15mm, 12h.).
Provenance
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
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