Biblical Coins

Sale 87    8–11 Apr 2008   Hotel InterContinental   Sydney

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Lot 4609    SESSION 14 (Friday 11.30am)    Biblical Coins

Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $50

PALESTINE, Roman Procurator of Judaea, Antonius Felix under Claudius, (A.D. 52-59), copper prutah, (2.342 grams), obv. in wreath tied with X at bottom in four lines, IOY/ **LIA AG/ RIPPI/ NA, (Julia Agrippina wife of Claudius), rev. two crossed palm branches, around [TI **KLAVDIO]*C KAICAP **GER[M] (Tiberius Claudius Caesar Germanicus), below date across L I**D*, L I**D* = year 14 = A.D. 54), (S.5625, H.651 [116], AJC II Supplement V, No.32, Meshorer 232). Slightly off centred on the reverse, otherwise very fine with a clear date reading, scarce.

Ex Harry Abramowitz Family Collection, Superior Galleries (USA) auctions December 8, 1993 (lot 456 part).

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