Fontanille Coins
Auction 83 7 March 2016
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Herod Agrippa I, AE 15 mm struck year 40-41 C.E. in Caesarea Philippi (GBC 1243) 2.23 g.
Agrippa II, the last king of the Herodian dynasty (49-94 C.E.) never portrayed himself on his coins. The only 2 portraits we have show him as he was a teenager, on 2 coin types issued by his father Agrippa I: GBC 1243 & 1247. Unfortunately, both types are extremely rare and most of the coins known are terribly preserved (http://www.menorahcoinproject.org/ag1-08.htm). The portrait on this coin is definitely one of the 2-3 finest known, with the minute details remarkably preserved: The eye and eyelid, the ear and curly hair in the back, the nose, the shin and even the two lips are all well visible.
Est. $7,000-10,000
Agrippa II, the last king of the Herodian dynasty (49-94 C.E.) never portrayed himself on his coins. The only 2 portraits we have show him as he was a teenager, on 2 coin types issued by his father Agrippa I: GBC 1243 & 1247. Unfortunately, both types are extremely rare and most of the coins known are terribly preserved (http://www.menorahcoinproject.org/ag1-08.htm). The portrait on this coin is definitely one of the 2-3 finest known, with the minute details remarkably preserved: The eye and eyelid, the ear and curly hair in the back, the nose, the shin and even the two lips are all well visible.
Est. $7,000-10,000