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Ancient Greek Coinage
1886
Judaea, Bar Kochba Revolt. Æ (8.85 g), 132-135 CE
.
Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). ' Shim' on', grape leaf
on vine.
Reverse:
' For the Freedom of Jerusalem', palm tree
with two bunches of dates. Mildenberg 134 (O11/R98); TJC
289; Hendin 1437.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $500 - 600
Ex Patrick H. C. Tan Collection (CNG E273, 8 February 2012),
71
.
1887
Judaea City Coinage. Caesarea Panias. Pseudo-autono-
mous issue. Æ 15 (3.34 g), 161-169 CE
. Civic year 172 (AD
169). Head of Pan right.
Reverse:
KAICAP
Π
ANIA
Δ
OC, syrinx;
date (POB) in legend. Cf. Meshorer,
City-Coins
185 (head left);
Y. Meshorer, "The coins of Caesarea Panias"
INJ
8 (1984-5), 2;
Rosenberger 14; SNG ANS 860.
Rare.
Sandy dark green patina.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $300 - 400
Ex Ponterio 134 (22 April 2005), 1501
.
1888
Ascalon. Antoninius Pius, AE 25 (10.88 g)
. Ascalon in
Judaea, CY 245 (AD 141/2). CEBACTOC, laureate head of
Antoninus Pius right.
Reverse:
ACKA-
Λω
, Tyche-Astarte stand-
ing facing, head left, on galley, holding scepter and aplustre; to
left, altar above E; to right, star and dove left above date
(EMC). Cf. Rosenberger 170 (no star); Yashin 202 (same dies).
Green patina. Excellent detail.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $250 - 300
1889
Judaea City Coinage. Decapolis. Hippos-Sussita. Domi-
tian. Æ 20 (10.54 g), 81-96 CE
.
ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑ
[
Ν Κ
]
ΑΙ
C
ΑΡ
, lau-
reate head of Domitian right.
Reverse:
ΙΠΠΗ
-
ΝΩΝ
, Tyche
standing facing, head left, holding forth wreath and cornuco-
piae; in left field, A. Spijkerman -; Meshorer,
City-Coins
-;
Rosenberger 5; SNG ANS -; RPC 2104.
Extremely Rare.
Dark
green patina with subtle sandy highlights around the devices.
Choice Very Fine
.
RPC records just one specimen of this type, from the Rosen-
berger collection, and there are no additional examples in the
various supplements to date. CNG recently sold a second exam-
ple (see CNG E360, 258). Of the three, this is by far the nicest.
Estimated Value ................................................... $400 - 500
Ex Goldberg 1 (31 May-2 June 1999), 1131
.
1890
Judaea City Coinage. Trachonitis. Gaba. Trajan. Æ 23
(9.26 g), 98-117 CE
. Civic year 171 (111/2 CE). [AVTOKP
K]AIC NEP TPAI-[ANOC CE]B
Γ
EPM
Δ
[AK], laureate head of Tra-
jan right.
Reverse:
ΚΛ
ΦΙ
ΓΑ
-[
ΒΗΝωΝ
], Tyche standing left,
holding cruciform scepter and cornucopiae; in right field, date
(AOP). Meshorer,
City-Coins
-; Rosenberger -; SNG ANS -; RPC
3941.
Very Rare
- RPC records just five specimens. Dark
brown and green patina.
Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $250 - 300
1891
Judaea City Coinage. Akko-Ptolemais. Hadrian. Æ 20
(7.34 g), 117-138 CE
. IMP TRA HADRIANO CAES[ARI], laure-
ate and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right.
Reverse:
COL PTOL,
Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornuco-
piae. Kadman,
Akko
107; Meshorer,
City-Coins
-; Rosenberger
49; Rouvier 1531; RPC 3913. Black-green patina with sandy
highlights.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $250 - 300
Ex CNG E208 (8 April 2009), 250
.