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Samaria, Satrap issue, (375-345 B.C.), silver obol, (0.572 grams), obv. female head (Arethusa?), facing, border of dots, rev. bearded male head to left, with crested Athenian helmet, to left in Aramaic, traces of SMRYN, (Meshorer & Qedar 'Coinage of Samaria' (CS), CS 8 (30 known), and Samaria Hoard No.99 (CS), (This Coin illustrated and described). Weak in places as usual, very good - fine for issue and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Palestine, Judaea, Alexander Jannaeus, (103-76 B.C.), copper prutah, (2.14 grams), obv. anchor, **BASILEWS ALEXANDROU* partially present, rev. star with Paleo-Hebrew legend between rays, (Yehonatan the King), (S.6087, H.469, Meshorer TJC Group K). Very fine/good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Palestine, Judaea, Alexander Jannaeus, (103-76 B.C.), copper prutah, (0.89, 0.85, 0.85 grams), obv. anchor, **BASILEWS ALEXANDROU* partially present, rev. star with Paleo-Hebrew legend between rays, (Yehonatan the King), (S.6087, H.469, Meshorer TJC Group K). Generally very fine and better than usual in this condition. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Palestine, Judaea, Alexander Jannaeus, (103-76 B.C.), copper prutah, (0.95, 1.69, 1.36, 1.12 grams), obv. anchor, **BASILEWS ALEXANDROU* partially present, rev. star with Paleo-Hebrew legend between rays, (Yehonatan the King), (S.6087, H.469, Meshorer TJC Group K); First Jewish Revolt, (A.D. 66-70), copper prutah, year 2 issued A.D. 67-68, (2.56 grams), (S.5639, H.661, AJC 12 [p.260], Meshorer TJC 198). First two very fine and better, and better than usual in this condition, third coin fine with hoard patina, fourth coin fair but with large edge projection cf.H.464b, last coin nearly fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Tiberius, (A.D. 14-37), silver denarius, Lugdunum mint, issued A.D. 14-37, (3.66 grams), obv. laureate head of Tiberius to right, around TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, rev. PONTIF MAXIM, Livia seated to right, with vertical sceptre and branch, (S.1763, RIC 30, BMC 48, H.916 [304]). Weak on legends, bright and slightly off centred, otherwise fine or slightly better.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Phoenicia, Tyre, (c.2nd century B.C. - 1st century A.D.), silver shekel or tetradrachm, (14.07 grams), Jerusalem mint, issued A.D. 19-20, obv. laureate head of Melqarth beardless to right, rev. eagle to left with closed wings, carrying palm, standing on prow of ship, club to left, to left PME ( = 145 [= A.D. 19-20], to right KP over monogram, Phoenician letter between legs, around **TUROU IERAS KAI [ASULOU]*, (cf.S.5918, cf.BMC 237, H.919, Rouvier 2105). Small tight flan as usual, attractive sharp strike, extremely fine, and very rare for this period in this condition.
Estimate $900
SOLD $580