Details
LOT 3713
Roman Imperial PB Token. 5th century AD.
Uncertain mint in Judaea. Central pellet surrounded by wreath with eight pellets and rays / Blank. See Y. Fahri, Note on Two Types of Lead Currency from Late Roman / Early Byzantine Palestine, Israel Numismatic Research 8, 2014, pp. 135-141. Condition as seen.(2.73gr, 16mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Footnotes
According to Y. Farhi : 'It is suggested here that these two objects from Khirbet Qeiyafa, as well as the three similar objects published by Hendin, were used as currency during the fifth century CE alongside other small bronze and lead issues' (p.138).
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