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LOT 2795
Judaea, Uncertain Ruler AE Prutah. 1st century BCE.
Jerusalem mint. Splayed double cornucopiae with pomegranate/poppy between the horns / Legend in Paleo-Hebrew within wreath. Near Very Fine.(2.02gr, 13mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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