Lot 3474

Description

Palestine, Roman Procurator of Judaea, Valerius Gratus under Tiberius, (A.D. 15-26), copper prutah, (1.470 grams), obv. vine leaf on branch, above [T]IB[EPIOY], (Tiberius), rev. amphora with two scroll handles, KAIC[AP] above, flanked by date [L **D*], (L**D* = year 4 = A.D. 17), (S.5617, H.644 [109], AJC II Supplement V, No.15, Meshorer 225). Weak in places, otherwise very fine without a clear date reading, rare.