Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4
Date: 2025-01-14 15:00:00 (3 weeks from now)
Lots: 1152
Total starting: $ 3,093,540.00
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La subasta "Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4", programada para el 14 de enero de 2025, presenta una impresionante colección de 1152 lotes, destacando monedas de diversas épocas y regiones. Entre las piezas más notables se encuentra un estater de plata de Arkadia, datado entre 360-350 a.C., que muestra un magnífico retrato de Deméter y Hermes, con un precio estimado de 180,000 USD. También se destaca un denario de Bruto, famoso por conmemorar el asesinato de Julio César, que se ofrece por 150,000 USD, siendo considerado uno de los más icónicos de la numismática romana. Otro ejemplar notable es un estater de oro de Nektanebo II de Egipto, que representa un caballo y un collar jeroglífico, con un precio de 60,000 USD. Además, se presenta un dekadrachm de Siracusa, que es considerado uno de los más bellos de la antigüedad, con un precio de 60,000 USD. Estas monedas no solo son valiosas por su rareza y belleza, sino que también representan momentos significativos de la historia antigua, lo que las convierte en piezas de gran interés para coleccionistas y estudiosos.
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Carausius. Romano-British Emperor, AD 286-293. AR Denarius (20mm, 4.42 g, 12h). ‘RSR’ mint. IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / ADVE N T VS AVG, Carausius, wearing military attire, on horseback riding left, raising right hand and holding transverse scepter in left; bound seated captive to lower left; RSR. RIC V.5 26 (forthcoming); RIC V 535; RSC 5; Shiel p. 99, 4. Toned, slight die wear, minor old scratches and marks. Good VF. Very rare. Eleven examples noted in RIC V.5.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 835.
From the Dr. Malcolm Lyne Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 835.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Eadwald. Circa 796-800. AR Penny (19mm, 1.38 g, 9h). Three-line type. Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Eadnoth, moneyer. Struck 796-circa 800. EADV between two pelleted lines; AΓD above, REX below; all within border of pellets / Long beaded cross with E AD И ◊Ð in quarters; all within quatrefoil. Naismith E2.1d = SCBI 20 (Mack), 673 (same dies); BMC –; North 432; SCBC 947. Find patina, some porosity, scattered marks. VF. Very rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from M. Vosper, March 2001.
Eadwald, King of East Anglia (ca. 796-798) briefly reasserted the independence of East Anglia after the death of King Offa of Mercia. He is known only from his coins. King Coenwulf restored Mercian control over East Anglia, which held from 798 to 826.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from M. Vosper, March 2001.
Eadwald, King of East Anglia (ca. 796-798) briefly reasserted the independence of East Anglia after the death of King Offa of Mercia. He is known only from his coins. King Coenwulf restored Mercian control over East Anglia, which held from 798 to 826.
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of East Anglia. Æthelweard. Circa 845-855. AR Penny (21mm, 1.34 g, 2h). Mint in East Anglia (Ipswich?); Twicga, moneyer. + EÐELVVEARD REX, ‘Omega cross’ in beaded circle / + TPICG :·A:· mON, cross pattée with pellets in angles; all within beaded circle. Naismith E53.1a = Pagan, Coinage p. 70, IV, 1 = SCBI 16 (Norweb), 109 (this coin); North 454; SCBC 953. Mottled golden toning. Good VF. Very rare. With an exceptional pedigree.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CVII.8 (October 1999), no. 3845; L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 345; E.M. Norweb Collection (Part III, 19 November 1986), lot 768; Spink Numismatic Circular LXIII.10 (October 1955), no. RCL51; R.C. Lockket Collection (Part I, Glendining, 6 June 1955), lot 415; G.J. Bascom Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 15 June 1914), lot27; A.B. Richardson Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 22 May 1895), lot 21; R. Marsham Collection (Sotheby, Wikinson, & Hodge, 19 November 1888), lot 89.
Aethelweard, King of East Anglia (845-855) does not appear in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and is known only from his coins. He appears to have ruled East Anglia independent of the control of either Mercia or Wessex.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular CVII.8 (October 1999), no. 3845; L. Stack Collection (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 345; E.M. Norweb Collection (Part III, 19 November 1986), lot 768; Spink Numismatic Circular LXIII.10 (October 1955), no. RCL51; R.C. Lockket Collection (Part I, Glendining, 6 June 1955), lot 415; G.J. Bascom Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 15 June 1914), lot27; A.B. Richardson Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 22 May 1895), lot 21; R. Marsham Collection (Sotheby, Wikinson, & Hodge, 19 November 1888), lot 89.
Aethelweard, King of East Anglia (845-855) does not appear in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and is known only from his coins. He appears to have ruled East Anglia independent of the control of either Mercia or Wessex.
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ETRURIA, Populonia. Circa 300-250 BC. AR 20 Asses (20mm, 8.39 g). Head of Menrva facing slightly left, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet; [X X (mark of value) flanking neck] / Star with four rays within crescent; [pv]plv[na] (in Etruscan) around. EC Series 67, 11 (O1/R1) = Vecchi II 79.4 = P. Petrillo Serafin, “Le serie monetarie de Populonia” in CCISN 5, pl. 18, 55 = Sambon 65.1 = Garrucci pl. 72, 31 = BMC Italy Appendix 1 (publ. 1873; this coin, illustrated in all but Sambon [as a line drawing in BMC]); Vicari 74; HN Italy 158; SNG Lloyd 8 (same dies); Hirsch 15 (same dies); McClean 133 (same dies). Old cabinet tone, a few scratches under tone, double struck on reverse. Good VF. Very rare.
Ex David Herman Collection (Triton X, 9 January 2007), lot 21; Hagen Tronnier Collection (Künker 94, 27 September 2004), lot 42; Hess-Leu 24 (16 April 1964), lot 13; British Museum Collection (deaccessioned).
Ex David Herman Collection (Triton X, 9 January 2007), lot 21; Hagen Tronnier Collection (Künker 94, 27 September 2004), lot 42; Hess-Leu 24 (16 April 1964), lot 13; British Museum Collection (deaccessioned).
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ANGLO-SAXON, Kings of Wessex. Æthelred I. 865/6-871. AR Penny (20mm, 1.07 g, 4h). Lunettes type. Canterbury mint; Leofing, moneyer. Struck circa 867-871. + ΛEÐELRED REX, diademed and draped bust right / LIΛBI(NC) across central field; MON ETΛ in lunettes above and below. Lyons & MacKay, Group 2, Ae2.83 (dies B/b; this coin); SCBI 67 (BM), 1344-5; North 622; SCBC 1055. Old cabinet toning. Good VF. Rare.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from James King, May 1977. Ex Clonterbrook Trust (Glendining, 7 June 1974), lot 29; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part IV, 26 April 1960), lot 3628; Spink Numismatic Circular XXVI.7-8 (July-August 1918), no. 64610; W.M. Maish Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 25 March 1918), lot 23.
Aethelred I (865/6-871), King of Wessex, was the third son of Aethelwulf and successor to his older brother Aethelberht. He fought heroically against the Danish Great Army in 870-871. Despite his victory over the Danes at Reading, he suffered two subsequent defeats and died, leaving to his brother Alfred the crown and the negotiations necessary to buy off the Viking invaders with the payment of Danegeld.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection, purchased from James King, May 1977. Ex Clonterbrook Trust (Glendining, 7 June 1974), lot 29; R.C. Lockett Collection (Part IV, 26 April 1960), lot 3628; Spink Numismatic Circular XXVI.7-8 (July-August 1918), no. 64610; W.M. Maish Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 25 March 1918), lot 23.
Aethelred I (865/6-871), King of Wessex, was the third son of Aethelwulf and successor to his older brother Aethelberht. He fought heroically against the Danish Great Army in 870-871. Despite his victory over the Danes at Reading, he suffered two subsequent defeats and died, leaving to his brother Alfred the crown and the negotiations necessary to buy off the Viking invaders with the payment of Danegeld.
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IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 390-325 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 15.29 g, 12h). Menekrates (II), magistrate. Class C, circa 380-370 BC. Bee with straight wings, seen from above; E-Φ flanking head / Forepart of stag right, head left; palm tree to left, MENEKPATHΣ to right. Karwiese II, Series 11.1, 417, dies O18/R2 (this coin referenced and illustrated); Pixodarus obv. die 18; Jameson 1497 (this coin). Beautiful light cabinet tone, minor die break on obverse. Good VF. Well struck on a broad flan, exceptional for type.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1445; Roma 6 (29 September 2013), lot 618; Gorny & Mosch 190 (11 October 2010), lot 256; Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 182; Robert Jameson Collection (publ. 1913).
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 100 (7 October 2015), lot 1445; Roma 6 (29 September 2013), lot 618; Gorny & Mosch 190 (11 October 2010), lot 256; Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 182; Robert Jameson Collection (publ. 1913).
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LUCANIA, Metapontion. temp. Pyrrhos of Epeiros. Circa 280-279 BC. AV Tetrobol – Third Stater (14.5mm, 2.80 g, 10h). Bearded head of Leukippos right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with Skylla hurling a stone; ΛEYKIΠ[ΠOΣ] above / Two six-grained barley ears, each with a curly leaf to outside; M-E across outer fields, ΣI between. Johnston G5.1 (same dies); HN Italy 1630; SNG ANS 397–8; SNG Lockett 404 (same rev. die); Basel 153 = Gillet 202 (same obv. die); Dewing 378; Gulbenkian 72; Jameson 1867. Faintly toned, slight die wear on obverse. Good VF.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA16C; Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 24.
Demonstrating the usual flair shown by the die engravers in the service of Pyrrhos during his military expedition in Italy and Sicily, the small gold issues of 280/279 depicting Nike and Leukippos (HN Italy 1629-1631) are of a refinement second to none. The traditional city founder is rendered in exquisite detail with the added novelty of his helmet being decorated with Skylla hurling a stone, the very embodiment of aggressive violence before the enemy in time of war.
Ex MACM inventory MMoCA16C; Triton XIII (5 January 2010), lot 24.
Demonstrating the usual flair shown by the die engravers in the service of Pyrrhos during his military expedition in Italy and Sicily, the small gold issues of 280/279 depicting Nike and Leukippos (HN Italy 1629-1631) are of a refinement second to none. The traditional city founder is rendered in exquisite detail with the added novelty of his helmet being decorated with Skylla hurling a stone, the very embodiment of aggressive violence before the enemy in time of war.
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BRUTTIUM, Rhegion. Circa 445-435 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 17.31 g, 1h). Facing lion mask; olive spray to lower right / Iokastos (or Aristaios?) seated left, holding kantharos in right hand, staff in left; retrograde RECIN-OS around above; to lower right, bird standing right; all within wreath. Herzfelder 56 (D32/R46); HN Italy 2488; SNG Lloyd 681 (same dies); SNG Fitzwilliam 834 (same dies); Pozzi 322 (same dies). Find patina. Good VF.
Ex Roma XVIII (29 September 2019), lot 496, purchased by the consignor from Baldwin’s, 2003.
Ex Roma XVIII (29 September 2019), lot 496, purchased by the consignor from Baldwin’s, 2003.
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LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Half Noble (26mm, 3.48 g, 2h). Annulet issue. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1422-circa 1430. Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; annulet to left of hand; ornaments: 1-1-1; quatrefoils: 3/3; F type 1 and n type 1 / Voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; at center, Һ within angled quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with annulet and trefoils in spandrels. Whitton, Heavy 3b; cf. Schneider 293 (for type); North 1417; SCBC 1805. Richly toned. In PCGS encapsulation 49713784, graded MS 63. Well struck on a neat, round flan.
Ex Dr. Baumhauer Collection; UBS 55 (16 September 2002), lot 3541.
Ex Dr. Baumhauer Collection; UBS 55 (16 September 2002), lot 3541.
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CARIA, Kaunos. Circa 450-430 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 11.80 g, 12h). Winged female figure, wearing long chiton, in kneeling-running stance left, head right, holding kerykeion in right hand and wreath in left / Baetyl(?); clusters of pellets around; all within incuse square. Konuk Period III, 86 (O30/R27); HN Online 787; SNG Ashmolean 37 = ACGC 994 (same obv. die); SNG Delepierre 2784 (same obv. die). Toned, granular surfaces. Near EF.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 240 (10 October 2016), lot 239; Lanz 153 (12 December 2011), lot 277.
From the JTB Collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch 240 (10 October 2016), lot 239; Lanz 153 (12 December 2011), lot 277.
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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 476-466 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.88 g, 9h). Charioteer, wearing long chiton, holding kentron in right hand and reins in left, driving slow quadriga right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with open wreath held in both hands / Head of roaring lion right; retrograde [Λ-E]-O-N-T-INON and four barley grains around. Maltese Period I, 17k (D4/R15) = Hermitage Sale I 56 (this coin); Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 2 (same obv. die); HGC 2, 661 (same obv. die as illustration); Dewing 619 (same dies); Gillet 436 (same obv. die); Rizzo pl. XXII, 4 (same obv. die). Old cabinet tone, a little verdigris, minor die wear on obverse. Near EF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex Peus 294 (15 March 1978), lot 146; Hermitage Museum Collection (Schlessinger 11, 26 February 1934), lot 56.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection. Ex Peus 294 (15 March 1978), lot 146; Hermitage Museum Collection (Schlessinger 11, 26 February 1934), lot 56.
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SICILY, Leontini. Circa 450-440 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 17.04 g, 5h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Head of roaring lion right; LEO-N-T-I-NO-N and four barley grains around. Maltese Period III, 105 (D27/R81); Boehringer, Münzgeschichte 46 (same dies); HGC 2, 667; SNG ANS 245 (same dies); SNG Lockett 798 (same dies); Gulbenkian 218 (same dies); Rizzo pl. XXIII, 7 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 6290602-009, graded XF★, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5, Fine Style.
Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 14 January 2022), lot 4119.
Ex Mark & Lottie Salton Collection (Stack’s Bowers Galleries, 14 January 2022), lot 4119.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Seleukos I Nikator. Second satrapy and kingship, 312-281 BC. AV Stater (17.5mm, 8.54 g, 10h). In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon. Babylon I mint. Struck circa 311-300 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested Corinthian helmet adorned with a pellet / BAΣI[ΛEΩΣ] AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis; [MI in left field], monogram in wreath below left wing. SC 81.3 var. (helmet ornament); Price 3749 var. (same); HGC 9, 3a; CNG 102, lot 590 (same obv. die). A touch off center on reverse. EF.
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CHINA, Qīng dynasty. Provincial issues. Mǎnzhōu (Manchuria). AR 3 Mace 6 Candareens – 50 Cents (32mm, 13.23 g, 12h). Fèngtiān mint. Dated RY 33 of Dézōng (Guāngxù) (AD 1907). Legend in Hànzì characters / Dragon flying facing around central flaming pearl; stylized clouds around. L&M 488; KM (Y) 211. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6929824-001, graded AU 58.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex H. Christensen 90 (4 October 1985), lot 54.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex H. Christensen 90 (4 October 1985), lot 54.
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CHINA, Republic of China. General issues. 1912-1949. AR Dollar (38mm, 12h). Central mint at Shànghǎi. Dated year 10 of the Republic (AD 1921). Bust of Yuán Shìkăi left / Denomination within wreath. “t” in Nián character. L&M 79; KM (Y) 329.6. Lustrous. In PCGS encapsulation 50777883, graded MS 65.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. AR Tetradrachm (34.5mm, 16.46 g, 12h). Antioch on the Orontes mint. Series 3, struck circa 166 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΘEOY EΠIΦANOYΣ NIKHΦOPOY, Apollo, wearing laurel wreath and long chiton, standing right, holding phiale in his extended right hand and cradling kithara in his left arm. SC 1401; Le Rider, Antioche 560 (A57/P389); Mørkholm Series III, 24, dies A54/P205; SMA 64; HGC 9, 622; Babelon, Rois 547 (same dies); CSE 110 (same obv. die). Lightly toned, some roughness and die wear on obverse, minor double strike on reverse. VF. Very rare.
Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory (NN, ND); Leu 28 (5 May 1981), lot 195.
Newell and Mørkholm associated this extraordinary type with the great panhellenic festival celebrated at Daphne. The authors of Seleucid Coins state that “only ten specimens of this exceptional coinage survive, and four or five of them show traces of overstriking.”
Ex Harlan J. Berk inventory (NN, ND); Leu 28 (5 May 1981), lot 195.
Newell and Mørkholm associated this extraordinary type with the great panhellenic festival celebrated at Daphne. The authors of Seleucid Coins state that “only ten specimens of this exceptional coinage survive, and four or five of them show traces of overstriking.”
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SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles. 317-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.82 g, 2h). Struck circa 317-310 BC. Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; three dolphins around, NK monogram below neck / Charioteer, wearing long chiton, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; counterclockwise triskeles above, ΣYPAKOΣIΩN and A in exergue. Ierardi 12 (O2/R8); BAR Issue 2; HGC 2, 1348; SNG ANS 635/637 (same rev./obv. dies); SNG Ashmolean 2064 (same obv. die); SNG Lloyd 1477 (same obv. die); Boston MFA 459 = Warren 401 (same obv. die); Jameson 861 (same rev. die). Toned, minor double strike, a few marks. Near EF.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, May 2007.
From the Gerald F. Borrmann (Northern California Gentleman) Collection, purchased from Freeman & Sear, May 2007.
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COLONIAL AFRICA, British. Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone Company. 1791-1807. Proof AR Dollar (35mm, 5h). Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1791, though struck 1793. Lion advancing slightly left, head facing / Clasped hands. Vice 2A; KM 6. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6906866-007, graded PF 62. Very rare – only 40 proofs struck.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Coinhunter (C.E. Bullowa, 18 September 1984), lot 498.
From the Drewry Family Collection. Ex Coinhunter (C.E. Bullowa, 18 September 1984), lot 498.
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The Triumvirs. Mark Antony. Summer 40 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.82 g, 12h). Uncertain mint (Corcyra?). Bare head right; lituus to left / Caduceus between cornucopias, all set on globe; M • ANT • I(MP) • above, III • VIR • R • P • C • below. Crawford 520/1; CRI 256; Sydenham 1189; RSC 66a; BMCRR East 114; Kestner –; RBW –. Lightly toned, minor deposits, area of weakness on reverse. EF. Excellent portrait. Extremely rare.
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JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (21mm, 14.32 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 2 (67/8 CE). Omer cup; “Y[ear] 2” (in Hebrew) above, “Shekel of Israel” (in Hebrew) around / Sprig of three pomegranates; “Jerusalem the holy” (in Hebrew) around. Deutsch 4 (O1/R4); Kadman 8; Hendin 6388; Meshorer 193; Bromberg I 63 (same dies); Shoshana I 20202–3; Sofaer 7–8; Spaer 167–8. Even gray tone with some golden hues, die break on obverse. Near EF.
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JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Sela – Tetradrachm (25mm, 13.95 g, 1h). Undated, attributed to year 3 (134/5 CE). Façade of the Temple at Jerusalem; showbread table within, star above, “Shim‘on” in Hebrew at sides / Bundle of lulav; etrog to left, “For the freedom of Jerusalem” (in Hebrew) around. Mildenberg – (O12/R49 [unlisted die combination]); Kaufman –; Hendin 6439; Meshorer 267; Bromberg 114–22 (same obv. die); Shoshana I 20360 corr. (same dies; incorrect Mildenberg number); Sofaer 107–13; Spaer 194 (same obv. die). Overstruck on an Antioch tetradrachm of Vespasian, struck circa CE 70–71 (cf. McAlee 334–6; the outline of a Flavian style portrait is visible on the reverse, the outline of the eagle and palm frond is visible on the obverse). Near EF.
Here we have the interesting case of a coin of the second great Jewish revolt against Rome overstruck on a coin of the general, and later emperor, Vespasian, who led the Roman response to the first revolt. As David Hendin notes, Bar Kochba’s historically important coins would mark an end to the minting of Jewish coins in antiquity. Though there was little financial incentive for the Jews to strike their own coins during the revolt as all of the Bar Kochba coinage was overstruck on a motley mix of coins already in circulation, Judaean coinage from this period played an integral role in the dissemination of political propaganda. As Meshorer notes: “Not only did [Bar Kochba] deface the portraits of despised emperors by this technique [of overstriking], he was also able to depict Jewish symbols and nationalistic inscriptions.”
Here we have the interesting case of a coin of the second great Jewish revolt against Rome overstruck on a coin of the general, and later emperor, Vespasian, who led the Roman response to the first revolt. As David Hendin notes, Bar Kochba’s historically important coins would mark an end to the minting of Jewish coins in antiquity. Though there was little financial incentive for the Jews to strike their own coins during the revolt as all of the Bar Kochba coinage was overstruck on a motley mix of coins already in circulation, Judaean coinage from this period played an integral role in the dissemination of political propaganda. As Meshorer notes: “Not only did [Bar Kochba] deface the portraits of despised emperors by this technique [of overstriking], he was also able to depict Jewish symbols and nationalistic inscriptions.”