LOT 3389
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. Near Very Fine.(1.66gr, 15mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Trajan AE Dichalkon of Alexandria, Egypt. Dated RY 17 (AD 113/4).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Laureate head to right / Hemhem crown, L I-Z (date) below. RPC III 4820; Dattari (Savio) 7221; Emmett 707.17. 1.46gr, 13mm, 12h.
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 16 (AD 112/3).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Laureate head to right / Caduceus between two grain ears; L I ϛ (date) across field. RPC III, 4770; Köln -; Dattari (Savio) 1091; K&G 27.524; Emmett 692.16 (R3). 2.21gr, 15mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., Auction 73, 8 May 2022, lot 228. 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): £7
Laureate head to right / Hemhem crown, L I-Z (date) below. RPC III 4820; Dattari (Savio) 7221; Emmett 707.17. 2.18gr, 15mm, 12h.
Near 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.
