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Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST
Enlargement
1815 Judaea, Hasmonean Kingdom. Mattathias Antigonos (Mattatayah). Æ 8 Prutot (13.64 g), 40-37 BCE
. Jerusalem. ' Mattatayah the
High Priest and Council of the Jews' (Paleo-Hebrew), double cornucopiae.
Reverse:
[
]
C
C
, ivy wreath tied with ribbons. TJC
36; Hendin 1162.
Rare.
Well struck and unusually well centered. Pleasing green patina.
One of the finest examples we have seen.
Extremely
Fine
.
Estimate Value ........................................................................................................................................................................... $1,000 - UP
The 8-prutah of Mattathias II Antigonus takes it typological cues from the coinages of earlier Hasmonaean rulers as a means of presenting him as
a legitimate ruler. The cornucopiae and wreath types look back to the heady days of John Hyrcanus I (134-104 BCE) and the foundation of the
fully autonomous Hasmonaean Jewish state while the Paleo-Hebrew legend identifying him as High Priest and the Greek legend naming him as
king follow the pattern established by Alexander Jannaeus (103-76 BCE).
1816
11-piece lot of Hasmonean and Herodian Period
Bronzes
. Consists of the following:
H-1132, H-1141, H-
1142, H-1144, H-1155, H-1159, H-1160, H-1162, H-
1163, H-1164, H-1188.
Coins are mostly
Fine
and each is
described. Includes some scarcer issues. Lot of 11 coins.
Estimate Value ......................................................$400 - 500
Ex Alan Leventen Collection.
1817
Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Herod I. Æ 2 Prutot (2.47
g), 40 BCE.-4 CE
. Jerusalem. BACI
HP
, cross within open
diadem.
Reverse:
Tripod flanked by palm branches. TJC 49b;
Hendin 1178a. Green patina.
Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$150 - 200
Enlargement
1818 Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Herod I. Æ Prutah (1.59 g), 40 BCE.-4 CE
. Jerusalem. BA
I HP
, anchor.
Reverse:
Double cornucopiae with
caduceus between and dots above. TJC 59c; Hendin 1188. An unusually clear example.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimate Value .............................................................................................................................................................................$150 - 200