Keystone Auction 9
Date: 2023-01-18 00:00:00
Lots: 335
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PHILISTIA, Gaza. 5th-4th centuries BCE. AR Ma'ah – Obol (7mm, 0.49 g, 6h). Bearded male head right, wearing a canine head cap left, showing open or possibly closed jaws / AΘE, Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray and crescent upper left; lily or lotus in left field; all within incuse square. Hendin 6023; Gitler & Tal XIV, 22O. Minor surface roughness. VF. Rare. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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SAMARIA. 4th century BCE. AR Ma'ah – Obol (8mm, 0.62 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right / BD'L (Aramaic), Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray to left; BD'L (in Aramaic) to right; all within incuse square. Sofaer 114-15; SC 59. Lightly toned, reverse is a little weak. VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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JUDAEA. 350-330 BCE. AR Gerah (8mm, 0.53 g, 6h). Jerusalem mint. Helmeted head of Athena right; helmet decorated with olive wreath / Owl standing right, head facing; lily to left; YHD to right. Hendin 6051; TJC 6a. Some weakness of strike, minor porosity on reverse. VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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JUDAEA. 4th century BCE. AR Half Gerah (7mm, 0.30 g, 10h). Jerusalem mint. Lily / Falcon with wings spread, head right; YHD (in Phoenician) to right. Hendin 6059a. Minor deposits. VF. Well centered and struck. Rare. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.Symbolically and historically, this is one of the most important coins that was ever struck in Judaea. It is one of the earliest Jewish coins, and is the model for the modern Israeli shekel. It depicts the lily, known as shoshan in Hebrew, the ancient symbol of rebirth and of the city of Jerusalem. As Rabbi Emil Hirsch describes, "As it withers in the sunlight, but blooms beneath the dew, so Israel withers away except God becomes as dew for her (Hos. xiv. 5), and she is renowned among the nations as the lily among the flowers."
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JUDAEA. 4th century BCE. AR Gerah (7mm, 0.29 g, 3h). Jerusalem mint. Incense bowl (?) with flames and smoke / Falcon with wings spread, head right; YHD (in Phoenician) to right. Hendin 6062. Areas of find patina, some roughness, on a compact flan. VF. Very rare. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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JUDAEA. 333-302 BCE. AR Ma'ah – Obol (6.5mm, 0.23 g, 2h). Jerusalem mint. Young male head left / Forepart of winged and horned lynx left; [Y]HZQYH (paleo-Hebrew) to right. Hendin 6064; TJC 24; GLF 19 (head left). Slightly rough surfaces and struck off center. VF. Clear reverse inscription. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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JUDAEA. 333-302 BCE. AR Ma'ah – Obol (7mm, 0.23 g, 6h). Jerusalem mint. Young male head left / Forepart of winged and horned lynx left; [YHZQYH] (paleo-Hebrew) to right. Hendin 6064; TJC 24. Lightly corroded surfaces. VF. Rare. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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JUDAEA. 333-302 BCE. AR Ma'ah – Obol (6.5mm, 0.32 g). Jerusalem mint. Egg or pellet shape / Duck standing left, head reverted; [YH]WD[H] to right. Hendin 6075c; TJC 27. Some find patina, obverse off-center. Good VF. Good silver. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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JUDAEA. 294-circa 282 BCE. AR Quarter-Ma'ah – Obol (6mm, 0.26 g, 2h). Jerusalem mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; YHDH (in Aramaic) to left. Hendin 6081; TJC 32; GLF 37 (head right). Lightly toned. VF. Struck in good metal on a large flan for issue. Rare, especially his nice. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society. Ex Shlomo Moussaieff Collection (Goldberg 110, 4 June 2019), lot 1776 (part of).
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JUDAEA. 294-circa 282 BCE. AR Quarter-Ma'ah – Obol (6mm, 0.31 g, 2h). Jerusalem mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right / Eagle standing left on thunderbolt; YHD[H] (in Aramaic) to left. Hendin 6081; TJC 32. Crudely struck, obverse deposit. VF. Scarce. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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JUDAEA. Circa 282-272 BCE. AR Quarter-Ma'ah – Obol (7mm, 0.77 g, 3h). Jerusalem mint. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right / [YHD], Head of Berenike I right; [YHD] (in Aramaic) to right. Hendin 6083; TJC 33. Toned, some porosity. VF. Very rare. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV. 175-164 BCE. Æ (15mm, 2.65 g, 12h). Akko-Ptolemais mint. Radiate and daidemed head right; monogram to left / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, veiled goddess standing facing, holding scepter. Hendin 6117; HGC 9, 726. Even brown surfaces. Near VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos IV. 175-164 BCE. Æ (20mm, 5.88 g, 12h). Akko-Ptolemais mint. Radiate and daidemed head right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Nike in galloping biga right; monogram to left. Hendin 6118; HGC 9, 669. Earthen green patina. Good VF. Struck on a broad flan. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII. 138-129 BCE. Æ Prutah (14mm, 2.16 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated SE 182 (132/1 BCE). Lily / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ [ΕΥ]ΕΡΓΕΤΟ[Υ], inverted anchor; AΠΡ (date) below. Hendin 6165; TJC p. 30; SC II 2123.1. Earthen green patina, off-center. Near VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII. 138-129 BCE. Æ Prutah (14mm, 2.82 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated SE 181 (131/0 BCE). Lily / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, inverted anchor; BΠΡ (date) below. Hendin 6165b; TJC p. 30; SC II 2123.2. Earthen green patina. VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII. 138-129 BCE. Æ (13mm, 1.11 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Crested Boetian helmet with cheek guards / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ, aphlaston. Hendin 6166; SC II 2122. Earthen green patina, some roughness. Near VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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JUDAEA. John Hyrcanus I. 135-104 BCE. Æ Prutah (14mm, 2.22 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. "Yehohanan the High Priest and head of the Council of the Jews" (wedge-style paleo-Hebrew) within wreath / Two cornucopias splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate/poppy between; monogram to lower right. Hendin 6168; TJC I 1-17; Sofaer 148. Brown surfaces, obverse is slightly off-center. Near VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.Rising to power in the shadow of the withering Seleukid Empire, the Hasmonean dynasty began roughly twenty years after the Revolt of the Maccabees. Led by Mattathias the Hasmonean, an elder faith leader from the village of Modiin, and his five sons, the revolt spawned out of a furious rejection of Hellenistic values forcefully imposed on the Jewish ways of life by the Seleukids. Raising a small army in response to the Seleukid king, Antiochos IV Epiphanes, sending troops to oversee religious conversion in Modiin, Mattathias waged war against the empire. Eventually the movement was passed along to his son, the legendary Judah "The Maccabee" - his name possibly derived from the Aramaic maqqaba meaning "The Hammer". A gifted general proficient in guerilla tactics, Judah defeated the Seleukid army of Apollonios, and liberated Jerusalem and its Temple in 164 BCE. His victory was met with such rejoicing that the Temple was rededicated for eight days in a grand festival that would endure each year through the millennia - the Jewish tradition of Chanukah. Fighting continued for several years, ultimately ending in a treaty between Judah and Lysias, the viceroy of Antiochus IV. As David Hendin writes, "Freedom of worship was once again guaranteed, and Jerusalem was recognized as the religious capital of the Jewish nation."Established by Judah's brother, Simon Thassi, the Hasmonean dynasty lasted from roughly 140 BCE to 37 BCE, and during its prominence it facilitated the expansion and full independence of Judaea. Temporarily unhindered by military obligations, Simon's Judaea was bustling and prosperous - even garnering the support of the Seleukid-hating Roman Senate in 139 BCE. Much of Hasmonean rule, otherwise, was marred by civil conflict. Judean-Seleukid struggle would also continue on and off for years until the Seleucids were finally relegated to obscurity by their own hand, torn asunder by civil war of their own. The dynasty would again be threatened with the rise of Pompey the Great in Rome, who would eventually lead the Roman Republic to conquer Judaea in 63 BCE, turning the province into a tributary state.The coinage produced during this time was some of the most important in the history of Judaea, as the first Jewish dynastic coinage ever struck. The lily, the ancient symbol of Jerusalem and of rebirth, supplanted on early coinage the traditional position of the Seleukid king on the obverse, marking Jewish religious independence.
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JUDAEA. John Hyrcanus I. 135-104 BCE. Æ Prutah (14mm, 1.99 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. "Yehohanan the High Priest and head of the Council of the Jews" (wedge-style paleo-Hebrew) within wreath / Two cornucopias splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate/poppy between; monogram to lower left. Hendin 6168; TJC I 1-17; Sofaer 148. Even brown surfaces, light dusting, obverse is slightly off-center. Good VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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JUDAEA. John Hyrcanus I. 135-104 BCE. Æ Prutah (14mm, 2.66 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. "Yehohanan the High Priest and head of the Council of the Jews" (wedge-style paleo-Hebrew) within wreath / Two cornucopias splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate/poppy between, [no clear monogram]. Hendin 6168; TJC V; Sofaer 210-213. Brown surfaces, minor weakness on the reverse. VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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JUDAEA. John Hyrcanus I. 135-104 BCE. Æ Half Prutah (11.5mm, .97 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. "Yehohanan the High Priest and head of the Council of the Jews" (classic-style paleo-Hebrew), palm frond / Rose between two ears of grain; monogram to right. Hendin 6170 (this coin illustrated); TJC J; Sofaer 190-191. Even brown surfaces, rose is slightly off-center. Good VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
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JUDAEA. John Hyrcanus I. 135-104 BCE. Æ Prutah (14mm, 2.28 g, 2h). Jerusalem mint. A over "Yehohanan the High Priest and head of the Council of the Jews" (classic-style paleo-Hebrew) within wreath / Two cornucopias splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate/poppy between. Hendin 6171 (this coin illustrated); TJC A; Sofaer 6-29. Earthen brown patina. Good VF. Exceptional obverse legend, fully centered with all the wreath visible. Rare this fine. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.