Catalog - Catalog 334

Annius Rufus, 12-15. Æ-Prutah, year 39 (=12), Jerusalem?; 1,89 g.

KAICA-POC ([coin] of Augustus) ear of corn with notable awns (barley?)//L – ΛΘ (in the year 39 [of the reign of Augustus]) date palm with two clusters. Hendin no. 1329; Kokkinos 94 fig. 7; Meshorer, Treasury 256 no. 313 .

Heavier inscrustation; one casting spur partially preserved, nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 207.

Annius Rufus, 12-15. Æ-Prutah, year 40 (=13), Jerusalem?; 2,02 g.

KAICA-POC ([coin] of Augustus) ear of corn with notable awns (barley?)//L – M (in the year 40 [of the reign of Augustus]) date palm with two clusters. Hendin no. 1330; Kokkinos 94 fig. 8; Meshorer, Treasury 256 no. 314.

Heavier incrustation; small flan cracks, good very fine/very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 208.

Annius Rufus, 12-15. Æ-Prutah, year 41 (=14), Jerusalem?; 2,42 g.

KAICA-POC ([coin] of Augustus) ear of corn with notable awns (barley?)//L – MA (in the year 41 [of the reign of Augustus]) date palm with two clusters. Hendin no. 1331; Kokkinos 94 fig. 9; Meshorer, Treasury 256 no. 315.

Nicely toned, good fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 209.

Annius Rufus, 12-15. Æ-Prutah, year 41 (=14), Jerusalem?; 2,72 g.

KAICA-POC ([coin] of Augustus) ear of corn with notable awns (barley?)//L – MA (in the year 41 [of the reign of Augustus]) date palm with two clusters. Hendin no. 1331; Kokkinos 94 fig. 9; Meshorer, Treasury 256 no. 315.

Some deposits, fine Overbeck-Meshorer no. 210.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 2 (=15), Jerusalem?; 2,02 g.

KA / ICAP in wreath//TIB / L B (in the 2nd year of Tiberius) two crossed cornucopiae. Hendin no. 1332; Kokkinos 95 fig. 10; Meshorer, Treasury 256 no. 316.

Heavier incrustation, fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 211.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 2 (=15), Jerusalem?; 1,8 g.

IOY / ΛΙΑ in wreath//Laurel twig, flanked by L – B (in the 2nd year [of Tiberius]). Hendin no. 1332b; Kokkinos 96 fig. 13;  Meshorer, Treasury 256 no. 317.

Nicely toned, obv. struck off-centre, nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 212.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 2 (=15), Jerusalem?; 1,86 g.

IOY / ΛΙΑ in wreath//Laurel twig, flanked by L – B (in the 2nd year [of Tiberius]). Hendin no. 1332b; Kokkinos 96 fig. 13; Meshorer, Treasury 256 no. 317.

Fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 213.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 2 (=15), Jerusalem?; 1,67 g.

KAI / CAP (retrogradely written) in wreath//Laurel twig flanked by L – B (in the second year [of Tiberius]). Hendin no. 1333d; Kokkinos –; Meshorer, Treasury 256 no. 316a.

Nice patina, obverse slightly off-centre, nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 214.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 3 (=16), Jerusalem?; 1,46 g.

KAI / CAP in wreath//TIBEPIOY above crossed cornucopiae, between them caduceus, flanked by L – Γ (in the 3rd year [of Tiberius]). Hendin no. 1334; Kokkinos 96 fig. 14; Meshorer, Treasury 257 no. 320.

Fine-very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 215.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 3 (=16), Jerusalem?; 1,95 g.

IOY / ΛΙΑ in wreath//Three stylised lilies flanked by L – Γ (in the 3rd year [of Tiberius]). Hendin no. 1335b; Kokkinos –; Meshorer, Treasury 257 no. 324.

Obv. slightly struck off-centre; rev. a beautiful depiction of lilies, very fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 216.

The lily is an old Jewish symbol which was already used as a coin image by John Hyrcanus and Alexander Jannaeus. The shoshannah could be understood as a symbol for Israel, cf. Romanoff 45-51; Meshorer, Treasury, 34 f. Taylor 2006, 558 points out that Greeks and Romans linked this flower with Hera or Juno with whom the empress Livia was associated. Therefore, the lily’s polysemy made such a coin image eligible also for the Romans.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 3 (=16), Jerusalem?; 1,6 g.

IOY / ΛΙΑ in wreath//Three stylised lilies flanked by L – Γ (in the 3rd year [of Tiberius]). Hendin no. 1335; Kokkinos 97 fig. 15; Meshorer, Treasury 257 no. 321.

Struck slightly off-centre, fine-very fine

Overbeck - Meshorer no. 217.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 3 (=16), Jerusalem?; 1,95 g.

KAI / CAP in wreath//Three stylised lilies flanked by L – Γ (in the 3rd year [of Tiberius]). Hendin no. 1335; Kokkinos 97 fig. 15; Meshorer, Treasury 257 no. 321.

Fine/fine-very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 218.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 4 (=17), Jerusalem?; 1,82 g.

[TIBERIO]Y vine branch with big leaf, a small bunch of grapes and tendrils//Krater with lid, above KAICAP(ος), flanked by L – Δ (in the 4th year of Tiberius Caesar). Hendin no. 1337; Kokkinos 97 fig. 16; Meshorer, Treasury 257 no. 325.

Obverse off centre, very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 219.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 4 (=17), Jerusalem?; 2,18 g.

IO[YΛΙΑ] above vine branch with a big leaf, a small bunch of grapes and tendrils//Kantharos with lid, flanked by L – Δ (in the 4th year [of Tiberius]). Hendin no. 1336; Kokkinos 97, fig. 17; Meshorer, Treasury 257 no. 326.

Nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 220.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 4 (=17), Jerusalem?; 1,77 g.

IO[YΛΙΑ] above vine branch with a big leaf, a small bunch of grapes and tendrils//Krater with lid, flanked by L – Δ (in the 4th year [of Tiberius]). Hendin no. 1336; Kokkinos 97, fig. 17; Meshorer, Treasury 257 no. 326.

Partially weakly struck, very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 221.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 4 (=17), Jerusalem?; 1,26 g.

IO[YΛΙΑ] above vine branch with a big leaf, a small bunch of grapes and tendrils//Amphora with lid, flanked by L – Δ (in the 4th year [of Tiberius]). Hendin no. 1336; Kokkinos 97, fig. 17; Meshorer, Treasury 257 no. 326.

Double struck, fine-very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 222.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 4 (=17), Jerusalem?; 1,73 g.

TIB / KAI / CAP in wreath//Palm frond flanked by IOY-ΛIA and L – Δ (in the 4th year of Tiberius Caesar). Hendin no. 1338; Kokkinos 98 fig. 18; Meshorer, Treasury 257 no. 327.

Very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 223.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 5 (=18), Jerusalem?; 2,19 g.

TIB / KAI / CAP in wreath//Palm frond flanked by IOY-ΛIA and L – ? (in the 5th year of Tiberius Caesar). Hendin no. 1339; Kokkinos 98 fig. 19; Meshorer, Treasury 257 no. 328.

Partially weakly struck, fine-very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 224.

Valerius Gratus, 15-26. Æ-Prutah, year 11 (=24), Jerusalem?; 2,01 g.

TIB / KAI / CAP in wreath//Palm frond flanked by IOY-ΛIA and L – IA (in the 11th year of Tiberius Caesar). Hendin no. 1340; Kokkinos 98 fig. 20; Meshorer, Treasury 257 no. 329.

Some sandy deposits, obv. slightly struck off-centre, nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 225.