Details
LOT 3301
Judaea, Uncertain Ruler AE Prutah. 1st century BCE. Jerusalem mint.
Legend in Paleo-Hebrew within wreath / Splayed double cornucopiae with pomegranate/poppy between the horns. Cf. Sofaer 30-64 (John Hyrcanus I). Near Very Fine.(3.47gr, 17mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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