Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVIII – Sessions 1-4 . 368 Numistats ref: 672858
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Greek
Category
JUDAEA, Achaemenid Province (Yehud). Anonymous. Circa 400-370 BCE. AR Rb‘ – Shekel / Drachm (14mm, 3.28 g, 1h). Uncertain mint in Philistia. Head of Athena right, with profile eye, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with two olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl / Owl standing right, head facing; olive spray, crescent, and Θ to left; to right, YH (in Aramaic) within [A]ΘE; all within incuse square. GLF Type 3, dies O1/R3; Hendin 6049; Meshorer –; HGC 10, . Dark find patina, slight roughness, cleaning marks, small area of granularity on reverse. VF. Very rare, only fifteen examples noted in GLF; this coin is the third known from this die pair.
GLF Types 1-3 are the earliest issues of coins struck for use in Judaea, though they were minted at an uncertain location in Philistia. It is hypothesized that the Type 3 coins, the largest of the three series, were struck in conjunction with the muster of troops at Ake by Pharnabazos for the invasion of Egypt (c. 379–373 BC). Description
GLF Types 1-3 are the earliest issues of coins struck for use in Judaea, though they were minted at an uncertain location in Philistia. It is hypothesized that the Type 3 coins, the largest of the three series, were struck in conjunction with the muster of troops at Ake by Pharnabazos for the invasion of Egypt (c. 379–373 BC). Description
VF
Grade
1725.75 EUR
Starting
2876.25 EUR
Estimate
EUR
Realized