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Auction 23106  19 Apr 2023
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Lot 7999

Starting price: 200 GBP
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Judea, Coins of the Hasmoneans and Seleukids (8): Alexander Jannaeus, (103-76 BC) (7): i) AE Prutah Double cornucopia with pomegranate between the horns rev. Legend within wreath, 1.56g, (Hendin, 1144) green patina, off-centre but well-struck, good fine; ii) another, 1.56g, (Hendin, 1149) nicely-struck, light-brown patina, about very fine; iii) another, 1.48g, (Hendin, 1149) lamentably worn, good to fine; iv) one more, 1.27g (Hendin, 1149) reasonably detailed with light patina but considerably off-centre, good fine to very fine; v) AE Prutah, legend in crude paleo-Hebrew between pellet-like rays of a star, monogram included, rev. BASILEIOS ALEXANDROI in crude imitative Greek surrounding inverted anchor within dotted border, 3.15g, (Hendrin, 6190) detailed but worn, good to fine; vi) Another, Aramaic legend and date surrounding star, rev. imitative Greek legend surrounding anchor within circle, 1.62g, (Hendin, 6191) porous but good fine; another, double cornucopiae, pomegranate between, rev. Paleo-Hebrew legend in four lines within wreath, 2.22g, (Hendin, 1159) good to fine; Seleukid Empire, Antiochos IV (175-164 BC) AE Serrate, Akko-Ptolemais, Radiate and daidemed head right; monogram to left rev. BASILEOS ANTIOXOY, veiled goddess standing facing, holding scepter, 2.38g, (Hendin, 6117) light brown patina, well-centred but details softened, good fine, (8)..
Provenance:
The Dr. Offer Collection of Jewish Coins, assembled by Dr. Daniel Offer (1929-2013) in Chicago in the 1980s. Originally catalogued in 1982 using Meshorer, Y. 'Jewish Coins of the Second Temple Period' Am Hassefer and Massada, Tel Aviv, (1967). Appraised at Sotheby's, April-May, 1999.
Estimate: £300 - £400
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