Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4797 SESSION 14 (4.30pm Thurs 29 July) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $300
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SOLD $1,000
PALESTINE, Judaea, Herod I, (40 - 4 B.C.), copper four prutah, AE 19, (5.15 grams), obv. crested helmet flanked by date to left L**G* (= year 3 = 40 B.C.), around BA**SILEWS HPWDOY, rev. shield with decorated rim, dotted border, (S.5524, AJC 2 [p.235], H.487 [43], Meshorer 38). Attractive dirt patination, full flan, very fine, scarce.
Ex Rosenblum, USA. This, the hanzin, was equal to four prutot; sixteen of these coins would be worth one Roman silver denarius.
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