Fontanille Coins
Auction 76 6 August 2015
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Herod the Great, large denomination struck year 37 B.C.E. in Jerusalem (GBC 1169) 7.74 g.
An extremely rare and interesting double struck large denomination of Herod the Great. Of the 772 coins listed for the type, only 6 are double struck*. The obverse, with its quasi-complete border of dots still visible in spite of the double strike, is remarkable.
* See the illustration p. 84 in our book The Coins of Herod (Ariel & Fontanille, Brill, 2012) or online on www.MenorahCoinProject.org
Est. $1,000-1,200
An extremely rare and interesting double struck large denomination of Herod the Great. Of the 772 coins listed for the type, only 6 are double struck*. The obverse, with its quasi-complete border of dots still visible in spite of the double strike, is remarkable.
* See the illustration p. 84 in our book The Coins of Herod (Ariel & Fontanille, Brill, 2012) or online on www.MenorahCoinProject.org
Est. $1,000-1,200