Catalog - Catalog 341

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Herodian Dynasty, 40 BCE-96 CE. Agrippa II, 50-100.
Small bronze, year 27=86/7, Caesarea Paneas/Philippi; 4,03 g. ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝ – ΚΑΙCAP around laureate head of Domitian to r.//ΕΤΟ ΚΖ – ΒΑ (between the horns) AΓΡΙΠΠA double cornucopia. Hendin no. 1291; Meshorer, Treasury 239 no. 171; RPC 2287.
Nearly very fine

Inv. no. 605.

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Roman praefecti, 6-66. Pontius Pilate, 26-36.
Æ-Prutah, year 17 (=30), Jerusalem?; 2,18 g. TIBEPIOY ΚΑΙCAPOC around lituus turned to r.//HZ in wreath. Hendin no. 1342 b; Kokkinos 101 cf. fig. 22; Meshorer, Treasury 258 no. 333 d.
Nearly very fine

Inv. no. 572.

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Roman praefecti, 6-66. Antonius Felix, 52-59.
Æ-Prutah, year 14 (=54), Jerusalem?; 2,34 g. NEPW ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙCAP around two crossed oblong shields and javelins//BRIT above palm tree with two date clusters, L – IΔ and K / AI at both sides of its trunk. Hendin no. 1348; Meshorer, Treasury 259 no. 340.
Very fine

Inv. no. 610.The 14th tribunica potestas of Claudius started on the 25th of January; he was murdered on the 13th of October in the same year. Consequently, this coin which is dedicated to both Caesars of Claudius, to Britannicus (son of Claudius and Messalina, Caesar since autumn 43) and Nero (son of Claudius’s wife Agrippina, Caesar since February 50), was minted between January and October 54.

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Roman praefecti, 6-66. Antonius Felix, 52-59.
Æ-Prutah, year 14 (=54), Jerusalem?; 2,83 g. NEPW ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙCAP around two crossed oblong shields and javelins//BPIT above palm tree with two date clusters, L – IΔ and [K / AI] at both sides of its trunk; in the lower half, a part of the obverse type, incuse. Hendin no. 1348; Meshorer, Treasury 259 no. 341 d.
Interesting mis-strike. Very fine

Inv. 503.

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Great Revolt, 66-70/4.
AR-Shekel, year 1 (=66/67), Jerusalem; 13,84 g. ŠQL YSR’L (shekel of Israel) around a chalice used in the temple cult, above ' (=A=1)//YRWŠLM KDŠH (Jerusalem the holy) around a branch with three pomegranates. Hendin no. 1353 f.; Deutsch pl. 2 no. 22: dies 8 & 16; Meshorer, Treasury 240 no. 189.
Rare. Extremely fine

Inv. 504.

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Great Revolt, 66-70/4.
AR-Shekel, year 1 (=66/67), Jerusalem; 14,09 g. ŠQL YSR’L (shekel of Israel) around a chalice used in the temple cult, above ' (=A=1)//YRWŠLM KDŠH (Jerusalem the holy) around a branch with three pomegranates. Hendin no. 1353 f.; Deutsch pl. 2 no. 22: Dies 8 & 16; Meshorer, Treasury 240 no. 189.
Rare. Nearly extremely fine

Inv. 523.

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Great Revolt, 66-70/4.
AR-Shekel, year 2 (=67/68), Jerusalem; 14,23 g. ŠQL YSR’L (shekel of Israel) around a chalice used in the temple cult, above Š B (=year 2)//YRWŠLM KDŠH (Jerusalem the holy) around a branch with three pomegranates. Hendin no. 1358; Deutsch pl. 5 no. 22: dies 3 & 20; Meshorer, Treasury 241 no. 193.
Extremely rare: Deutsch lists only two specimens.
Heavier incrustation on both sides, good very fine/very fine

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Great Revolt, 66-70/4.
Æ-Prutah, year 3 (=68/69), Jerusalem; 2,33 g. ŠNT ŠLWŠ (year 3) around a two handled cult vessel//?RT ?YWN (to the redemption of Zion) around a vine branch with leaf and tendril. Hendin no. 1363 b; Meshorer, Treasury 242 no. 205.
Very fine

Inv. no. 606.

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Great Revolt, 66-70/4.
Æ-Eighth of a Shekel, year 4 (=69/70), Jerusalem; 6,08 g. ŠNT ’RB‘ (year 4) around a lulav flanked by an etrog on either side//LG’LT ?YWN (for the redemption of Zion) around a chalice used in the temple cult. Hendin no. 1369; Meshorer, Treasury 243 no. 214.
Partially weakly struck, very fine

Inv. no. 620.

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Great Revolt, 66-70/4.
Æ-Eighth of a Shekel, year 4 (=69/70), Jerusalem; 4,73 g. ŠNT ’RB‘ (year 4) around a lulav flanked by an etrog on either side//LG’LT ?YWN (for the redemption of Zion) around a chalice used in the temple cult. Hendin no. 1369; Meshorer, Treasury 243 no. 214.
Partially weakly struck, nearly very fine

Inv. no. 539.

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COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE REFERRING TO JUDAEA. Vespasian, 69-79.
Æ-Sestertius, 71, Rome; 27,15 g. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//IVDEA – CAPTA, S C in exergue; at the l. side of a palm tree with two date clusters a Jewish prisoner of war, standing r., his hands bound behind his back, in the background a pile of weapons; at the r. side the personification of Judaea in a gesture of mourning, seated on a cuirass to r. BN 143 cf. no. 490; Hendin no. 1500; RIC² no. 159.
Brown patina, incrustations, very fine

Ex Lanz 62, Munich 1992, no. 572 and NAC A, Zurich 1991, no. 1771.Inv. no. 604.

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COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE REFERRING TO JUDAEA. Vespasian, 69-79.
Æ-Sestertius, 71, Rome; 24,81 g. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//IVDAEA – CAPTA, S C in exergue; the emperor standing r., having put his r. foot on a helmet, holding a lance in his raised r. hand and a parazonium in his l. Before him a palm tree with two date clusters against whose trunk the personification of the mourning Judaea is leaning. BN 143 no. 497-498; Hendin no. 1504; RIC² no. 167.
Reverse slightly corroded, otherwise very fine/nearly very fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 310.

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COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE REFERRING TO JUDAEA. Vespasian, 69-79.
AV-Aureus, 72/73, Rome; 7,42 g. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS [IIII] laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//VIC – AVG winged Victory standing r. on a globe, holding in her raised r. hand a wreath, in the lowered l. a palm fond. BN 93 no. 57; Calicò no. 699; RIC² no. 361.
A sharply struck and nicely toned specimen, extremely fine

Ex Künker 334, Osnabrück 2020, no. 2310.
Overbeck – Meshorer no. 321.Also this coin celebrates Vespasian’s victory over the Jews.

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COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE REFERRING TO JUDAEA. Vespasian, 69-79.
AV-Aureus, 73, Rome; 7,26 g. IMP CAES VESP – AVG CENS laureate bust of Vespasian to r.//PAX – AVG Pax Augusta (the personification of the Imperial Peace) standing l., leaning with her l. elbow on a column, holding a laurel twig in her l. hand, with her outstretched r. hand stretching a caduceus over a low tripod on which an object very similar to a big moneybag is placed. BN 96 no. 82 f.; Calicò no. 660; RIC² 543.
Insignificant scratches, good very fine

Ex Künker 334, Osnabrück 2020, no. 2318 and Lanz 62, Munich 1992, no. 574
Overbeck – Meshorer no. 328.This coin’s message is obvious: The imperial peace (Pax), achieved by the victory (laurel branch) of the Flavian emperors over the rebellious Jews earned the Romans a revival of trade (caduceus) in the Levant and of universal prosperity (purse).

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COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE REFERRING TO JUDAEA. Vespasian, 69-79.
Pb-Tessera, Rome; 2,91 g. Winged Victory standing to r., foot on helmet, inscribing a shield set on a palm tree//Apex, to l., palm frond. Overbeck, Römische Bleimarken als Zeugnis des Ersten Jüdischen Krieges 213 no. 1 (this specimen).
Fine-very fine

Inv. no. 571.It is possible that this tessera was struck in the reign of Titus or Domitianus.

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COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE REFERRING TO JUDAEA. Vespasian, 69-79. Struck in the name of Domitian.
AR-Denarius, 73, Rome; 3,31 g. CAES AVG F - DOMIT COS II Laureate head to r.//Domitianus on horseback to l., raising the r. hand and holding sceptre. BN -; Hendin -; RIC² no. 541.
Rare. Nearly very fine

Inv. no. 587.The reverse shows Domitianus probably at his father's triumph in 71.

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COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE REFERRING TO JUDAEA. Titus, 79-81.
Æ-Sestertius, 80/81, Rome; 24,65 g. IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII laureate head of Titus to l.//IVD – CAP / S – C; the personification of the mourning Judaea is seated on a pile of arms at the l. side of a palm tree with two date clusters; a Jewish prisoner of war is standing at the right side of the tree to r., at his side weapons. BN 219 no. 1160; Hendin no. 1593 b; RIC² no. 152.
Slightly corroded, good fine

Meshorer - Overbeck no. 350.

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COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE REFERRING TO JUDAEA. Titus, 79-81.
Æ-Sestertius, 80/81, Rome; 23,16 g. IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII laureate head of Titus to l.//IVD – CAP / S – C; the personification of the mourning Judaea is seated on a pile of arms at the l. side of a palm tree with two date clusters; a Jewish prisoner of war is standing at the right side of the tree to r., at his side weapons. BN 219 no. 1160; Hendin no. 1593 b; RIC² no. 152.
Fine

Meshorer - Overbeck no. 348.

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COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE REFERRING TO JUDAEA. Titus, 79-81. Struck in the name of Divus Vespasianus.
AR-Denarius, 80/81, Rome; 3,38 g. DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS laureate head of Divus Vespasian to r.//Victory standing l., placing shield on trophy, below, Judaea seating l.; in the field EX - SC. BN 209 no. 90; Hendin no. 1586; RIC² no. 364.
Very fine

Overbeck - Meshorer no. 339.