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Numismatic Auction 55 10 May 2016
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Judaea. First Jewish War. 66-70 C.E. AE prutah (17.9 mm, 2.24 g, 6 h). Probably Ake-Ptolemaïs mint, dated year 2 = 67/8 C.E.. "Year two," amphora with broad rim and two handles / "The freedom of Zion," grape leaf on branch with tendril. Hendin 1360; Meshorer TJC 196; A First Jewish Revolt Prutah Overstrike, INR 6, p. 127. (This coin). aVF, overstruck on a Seleukid bronze of Antiochos IV. Very Rare.
From the Kenneth Miller Collection of Ake-Ptolemaïs and Related Biblical Coins, Ex Stephen Gerson collection, Ex Gemini VI, January 10, 2010, Lot 312.
This coin, as well as other overstrikes, was discussed in the Israel Numismatic Research #6, 2011, pages 127-132. Judaean overstrikes are extremely rare, Meshorer lists only two examples, both of Agrippa I, none overstruck on a Seleukid bronze. This coin circulated for nearly 200 years before it was restruck.
From the Kenneth Miller Collection of Ake-Ptolemaïs and Related Biblical Coins, Ex Stephen Gerson collection, Ex Gemini VI, January 10, 2010, Lot 312.
This coin, as well as other overstrikes, was discussed in the Israel Numismatic Research #6, 2011, pages 127-132. Judaean overstrikes are extremely rare, Meshorer lists only two examples, both of Agrippa I, none overstruck on a Seleukid bronze. This coin circulated for nearly 200 years before it was restruck.