Lot 2253

Description

Palestine, Judaea, Agrippa II, (A.D. 48 - 95), AE 23, (8.5 grams), issued year 34 = A.D. 84-5, obv. laureate bust of Domitian to right, draped and cuirassed, around **DOMET KAI[CAP] GERMANI*, rev. Nike advancing to right with wreath and palm, across field [ETO] K**D* BAC **AGRIPPA*, (S.5589, AJC 22, H.602 [89]). Weak in places but with design and many details clear, otherwise fine, rare.

Ex. Harry Abramowitz collection. A similar specimen was illustrated and sold in the Bromberg collection (Superior Auctions December 1991, lot 49, est. $600-800US).