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LOT 3391
Judaea. Procurators, Valerius Gratus AE Prutah. Dated RY 11 of Tiberius (24/5 CE). Jerusalem mint. In the names of Tiberius and Julia Augusta (Livia).
Palm frond; [IO]Y-ΛIΛ and L IΛ (date) across field / TIB KAICAP in three lines within wreath. RPC I, 4966; Meshorer 329; Hendin 6369. Very Fine.(2.12gr, 17mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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