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Auction 23106  19 Apr 2023
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Lot 8001

Starting price: 250 GBP
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Judaea, The Jewish War (AD 66-70) AE Prutah, (4): i) Dated 67/68, "Year two" (Paleo-Hebrew), amphora with broad rim and two handles rev. "Freedom of Zion" (Paleo-Hebrew) vine leaf on small branch with tendril, 2.56g, (Hendin, 1360) good fine to very fine, pleasant details, some verdigris; ii) as before, 2.66g, darkly-toned, residually lustrous, good fine; iii) Another, dated 68/69 "Year three" (Paleo-Hebrew) amphora with broad rim and two handles, rev. as before, 1.98g, (Hendin 664 var.) flan slightly clipped but otherwise toned, good fine to very fine; iv) Another, dated 69/70 "Year four" (Paleo-Hebrew) surrounding lulav flanked by two ethrogs, rev. "For the Redemption of Zion" (Paleo-Hebrew) Chalice, 4.62g, (Meshorer, 262, 30; SNG ANS, 455) nice patina, details softened, off-centre and lightly porous, otherwise fine to good fine and rare, a pleasant portrayal of the Sukkot tradition, (3)..
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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