Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3667 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $180
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PALESTINE, Roman Procurator of Judaea, Valerius Gratus under Tiberius, (A.D. 15-26), copper prutah, (1.94 g), obv. within a wreath, a Greek inscription, KAI CAP, rev. two crossed cornucopiae with caduceus between, above TIBEPIOY date [L] **G* across, L**G* = year 3 = A.D. 16, (S.5613, H.1334, AJC II Supplement V, No.10, Meshorer 222); Roman Procurator of Judaea, Antonius Felix under Claudius, (A.D. 52-59), copper prutah, (2.38 g), obv. in wreath tied with X at bottom in four lines, [IOY/ **LIA] AG/ RIPPI/ NA, (Julia Agrippina wife of Claudius), rev. two crossed palm branches, around [TI **KLAUDIO*C] KAICAP **[GERM] (Tiberius Claudius Caesar Germanicus), below date across L I**D*, L I**D* = year 14 = A.D. 54), (S.5625, H.1347, AJC II Supplement V, No.32, Meshorer 232); Procurator of Judaea, Porcius Festus under Nero, (A.D. 59-62), copper prutah, (1.82 g), obv. in wreath tied with X at bottom in three lines, N(reversed)EP/ WNO/[C], (Nero), rev. palm branch, around LE KAIC [APOC] (Caesar year 5), L E = year 5 = A.D. 58), (S.5627, H.1351,, AJC II Supplement V, No.35, Meshorer 234). Weak in places, otherwise fine - very fine, second coin with green patination. (3)
Ex Maurice Collection and the Harry Abramowitz family collection, sold Superior Galleries (USA) auctions December 8, 1993 (lot 455 part).
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