Index
- A
14C077
SAMARIA SOLD
AR Obol (0.54gm) c. 370-332 B.C.E. Crowned and bearded head of Great
King right / Lion seated left. Meshorer & Qedar 52. Rare.
A lovely example. good Extremely Fine $1,500
14C078
PREFECTS OF JUDAEA, PONTIUS PILATE SOLD
Æ Prutah (1.79gm) 29 C.E. Grain ears / Simpulum. TJC 331.
Hendin 648. about Extremely Fine $275
14C079
PREFECTS OF JUDAEA, PONTIUS PILATE SOLD
Æ Prutah (2.57gm) 30 C.E. Lituus / Date in wreath. TJC 333.
Hendin 649. about Extremely Fine $225
Index
- B
14C080
JEWISH WAR SOLD
AR Half Shekel (6.77gm) Year 4, 69/70 C.E. "Half a Shekel,"
chalice / "Jerusalem the Holy," stem with three fruits.
Kadman pl. 3, 30 (same dies). TJC 209 (same dies). Hendin 666. Extremely
Rare. Fourth example known. The Year 4 coinage was struck at a time
when the Romans had temporarily sus-pended their operations against
Jerusalem. The coinage of this year was instead impacted by factional
strife within the city, according to a new study of the Jewish War
coinage by Isadore Goldstein and Jean-Philippe Fontanille, in ANAJ
Vol. 1, No. 2 (Summer 2006). The Year 4 bronze coinage, with face
values of a half, quarter and eighth, was minted by Simon bar Giora,
leader of the Sicarii, who took control of most of Jerusalem in
April of 69 C.E. The Temple precincts and treasury remained under
the control of the Zealots, who continued the production of silver
shekels and half shekels, but on a much reduced basis. The half
shekels of Year 4 are enormously rare: Goldstein and Fontanille
report only three examples, at least one of which is in a public
collection. The figures for the preceding three years of the revolt
indicate that half shekels were the first coins to be minted every
year and that they were produced in very stable numbers, in order
to provide for the payment of Temple dues. Full shekels came next
and were issued in varying numbers to meet the needs of the Temple
treasury. The drastic drop in pro-duction of the half shekel in
Year 4 must reflect the deepening of hostilities within Jerusalem
and the small number of Jews who still had access to the Temple.
The half shekels of Year 4 were struck from three obverse and two
reverse dies. Our coin is from the same dies as the British Museum
specimen, O1/R1 on the Menorah Coin Project website. Ex private
European collection. This great rarity is well centered on a full
flan. good Very Fine/Extremely Fine Price
on Request
14C081
JEWISH WAR SOLD
Æ Half (14.18gm) Year 4, 69/70 C.E. "For the Redemption
of Zion," palm tree flanked by baskets of fruit / "Year
Four Half," etrog flanked by two lulavim. TJC 212. Hendin 668.
Extremely Rare. Irregular flan. bold Very Fine $4,250
14C082
JEWISH WAR SOLD
Æ Quarter (8.47gm) Year 4, 69/70 C.E. "For the Redemption
of Zion," etrog / "Year Four Quarter," two lulavim.
TJC 213. Hendin 669. Rare. Very Fine $1,250
14C083
JEWISH WAR SOLD
Æ Eighth (5.51gm) Year 4, 69/70 C.E. "For the Redemption
of Zion," chalice / "Year Four," lulav flanked by
two etrogim. TJC 214. Hendin 670. Extremely Fine $495
14C084
JEWISH WAR SOLD
AR Shekel (13.13gm) Year 5, March/April-August 70 C.E. "Shekel
of Israel," chalice / "Jerusalem the Holy," stem
with three fruit. Kadman pl. 3, 45 (same dies). TJC 215. Hendin
671. Extremely
Rare. The last year of the Jewish War lasted only four months. During
this time, Titus and his army besieged Jerusalem, breached the city's
outer wall, and attempted to penetrate the inner wall. The trapped
inhabitants suffered terribly from famine, disease, and the violent
clashes of the Jewish factions. The inner city finally fell and
in early August of 70 C.E. the Temple was burned to the ground,
its sacred vessels seized and carried off to Rome. Even amid these
disasters a few survivors managed to escape to Masada, carrying
with them Year 5 shekels that were discovered in the Masada excavations
of the twentieth century. Coin production for Year 5 was naturally
very low, resulting from the Zealots' control of the mint as well
as the early fall of the Temple. Goldstein and Fontanille report
only nine Year 5 shekels of the regular, refined style of the Temple
mint. Of these, at least three are in public collections in Israel.
The regular Year 5 shekels were struck from three obverse dies.
Our shekel is from obverse die O1 on the Menorah Coin Project website.
Other examples from the same die pair include the Bromberg and Reifenberg
specimen (Bromberg sale II, lot 389), the Brand specimen (Brand
Sale 3, lot 148), and the museum specimen illustrated by Kadman
pl. 3, 45. Ex private European collection.
Sharp chalice and date. Obverse slightly off center, otherwise Extremely
Fine/good Very Fine Price on Request
14C085
HERODIANS, AGRIPPA II
Æ 23 (10.16gm) Caesarea Maritima, 54-68 C.E. Laureate and
draped bust of Nero right / Agrippina Jr. seated left as Pax, holding
branch and cornucopiae. RPC 4860. TJC 359. Very Rare. about
Extremely Fine $2,200
14C086
ROMAN ADMINISTRATION UNDER DOMITIAN
Æ28 (14.55gm) Caesarea, 92 C.E. Radiate head of Domitian right
/ Palm tree. TJC 394. Hendin 746 var. Scarce. Dark green
patina. Extremely Fine $895
Index
- C
14C087
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Tetradrachm (14.81gm) Hybrid Year 1/Year 2, struck 133/4 C.E.
"Jerusalem," façade of the Temple with Ark of the
Covenent within / "Year 2 of the Freedom of Israel," lulav
with etrog. Mildenberg 9 (O1/R8). Very Rare. This hybrid
issue was struck from the very first obverse die of the Bar Kochba
tetradrachm series, carried over into the second year of the revolt
as indicated by the date on the reverse. Undertype visible. good
Extremely Fine $13,750
14C088
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Tetradrachm (14.60gm) Year 2, 133/4 C.E. "Jerusalem,"
façade of the Temple with Ark of the Covenant within / "Year
2 of the Freedom of Israel," lulav with etrog. Mildenberg 16
(O4/R10). Extremely
Rare (1 listed by Mildenberg). The earliest tetradrachm issues of
the Jewish War feature the inscription "Jerusalem" on
the obverse. This legend clearly identified the building depicted
on the coins as the Temple in Jerusalem, and at the same time served
as a rallying cry, for the holy city was still in Roman hands and
its recovery and reconstruction of the Temple were the principal
goals of the free Jewish nation. Full flan. Undertype slightly apparent.
good Extremely Fine $9,500
14C089
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Tetradrachm (14.14gm) Year 2, 133/4 C.E. "Jerusalem,"
façade of the Temple with Ark of the Covenant within / "Year
2 of the Freedom of Israel," lulav with etrog. Mildenberg 18
(O4/R12). Extremely
Rare (1 listed by Mildenberg).
Like the preceding, this tetradrachm bears an obverse legend naming
Jerusalem. This inscription appears only on the first five dies
of the tetradrachm coinage. Nice full flan.
good Extremely Fine $8,500
14C090
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Tetradrachm (15.19gm) Year 2, 133/4 C.E. "Jerusalem,"
façade of the Temple with Ark of the Covenant within / "Year
2 of the Freedom of Israel," lulav with etrog. Mildenberg 23
(O5/R15). Rare. Well centered. Extremely Fine $5,500
14C091
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Tetradrachm (14.04gm) Year 2, 133/4 C.E. "Shim'on,"
façade of the Temple with Ark of the Covenent within / "Year
2 of the Freedom of Israel," lulav with etrog. Mildenberg 29
(O6/R20). Very Rare (3 listed by Mildenberg). The obverse
die of this tetradrachm is the first to name Shim'on, the leader
of the new Jewish state. Leo Mildenberg selected this die to illustrate
the dust jacket of his book, The Coinage of the Bar Kokhba War.
A well struck and fully centered piece. Superb $5,800
14C092
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Tetradrachm (13.67gm). Year 2, 133/4 C.E. "Shim'on,"
façade of the Temple with Ark of the Covenent within / "Year
2 of the Freedom of Israel," lulav with etrog. Mildenberg 36
var. (O8/R26). Mildenberg 36 was struck from obverse die
O8 in its second state, showing a flaw on the third column from
the left and the front of the balustrade ostensibly reengraved.
Our example was struck from O8 in its first state, before the flaw
appeared on the column. It implies that the correct order of the
issues is 34, 36, 35 (with our coin slightly later than the illustrated
example of Mildenberg 36) and that the balustrade was not in fact
reengraved. Exceptional. good Extremely Fine $5,000
14C093
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Denarius (3.08gm) Year 2, 133/4 C.E. "Shim'" in wreath
/ "Year 2 of the Freedom of Israel," palm branch. Mildenberg
14 (O4/R9). Extremely Rare (2 listed by Mildenberg). Extremely
Fine $1,750
Index
- D
14C094
BAR KOCHBA WAR
SOLD
AR Denarius (3.53gm) Year 2, 133/4 C.E. "Shim'" in wreath
/ "Year 2 of the Freedom of Israel," chelys. Mildenberg
15 (O3/R10). Rare. about Extremely Fine $2,500
14C095
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Denarius (3.04gm) Year 2, 133/4 C.E. "Shim'" in wreath
/ "Year 2 of the Freedom of Israel," palm branch. Mildenberg
17 (O3/R12). Extremely Fine $625
14C096
BAR KOCHBA WAR
SOLD
AR Denarius (3.21gm) Year 2, 133/4 B.C. "Shim'" in wreath
/ "Year 2 of the Freedom of Israel," jug and palm branch.
Mildenberg 33 (O5'/R21). Extremely Fine $650
14C097
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Denarius (3.23gm) Year 2, 133/4 C.E. "Shim'on," grapes/
"Year 2 of the Freedom of Israel," palm branch. Mildenberg
41 (O8/R12''). Extremely Fine $695
14C098
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Tetradrachm (14.49gm) Undated, 134/5 C.E. "Shim'on,"
façade of the Temple with Ark of the Covenant within / "For
the Freedom of Jerusalem," lulav with etrog. Mildenberg 73
(O11/R42'). The reverse die of this tetradrachm has an
unusual legend configuration, with six letters on the right and
five on the left. It was employed in only two die combinations (the
other is Mildenberg 56). Slight die shift on reverse. Superb $4,250
14C099
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Tetradrachm (13.85gm) Undated, 134/5 C.E. "Shim'on,"
façade of the Temple with Ark of the Covenant within / "For
the Freedom of Jerusalem," lulav with etrog. Mildenberg 79
(O12/R62). Sharp strike on a full flan. Superb $4,500
14C100
BAR KOCHBA WAR
AR Tetradrachm (14.40gm) Undated, 134/5 C.E. "Shim'on,"
façade of the Temple with Ark of the Covenant within / "For
the Freedom of Jerusalem," lulav with etrog. Mildenberg O13/R-.
Extremely
Rare (new reverse die). Mildenberg recorded eleven reverse dies
paired with his obverse die O13. This obverse die exhibits a horizontal
flaw across the Ark of the Covenant from its first appearance. The
development of this flaw indicates that our new reverse die was
employed around the same time as R37. The new issue probably belongs
between Mildenberg 50 and 51.
Portrait of Galba visible on reverse. Extremely Fine $8,500
14C101
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Tetradrachm (14.25gm) Undated, 134/5 C.E. "Shim'on,"
façade of the Temple with Ark of the Covenant within, wavy
line above / "For the Freedom of Jerusalem," lulav with
etrog. Mildenberg 95 (O17/R65). about Extremely Fine $2,950
Index
- E
14C102
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Denarius (2.75gm) Undated, 134/5 C.E. "Shim'on" in
wreath / "For the Freedom of Jerusalem," palm branch.
Mildenberg 66 (O14/R38). Extremely Fine $550
14C103
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Denarius (2.99gm) Undated, 134/5 C.E. "Shim'on" in
wreath / "For the Freedom of Jerusalem," two trumpets.
Mildenberg 67 (O14/R39). about Extremely Fine $525
14C104
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Denarius (3.15gm) Undated, 134/5 C.E. "Shim'on" in
wreath / "For the Freedom of Jerusalem," jug and palm
branch. Mildenberg 80 (O14/R51'). Extremely Fine $595
14C105
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Denarius (3.13gm) Undated, 134/5 C.E. "Shim'on" in
wreath / "For the Freedom of Jerusalem," cithara. Mildenberg
112 (O17/R67).
Extremely Fine $595
14C106
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Denarius (3.35gm) Undated, 134/5 C.E. "Shim'on" in
wreath / "For the Freedom of Jerusalem," jug and palm
branch. Mildenberg 121 (O18/R76). Extremely Fine $650
14C107
BAR KOCHBA WAR
SOLD
AR Denarius (3.25gm) Undated, 134/5 C.E. "Shim'on" in
wreath / "For the Freedom of Jerusalem," two trumpets.
Mildenberg 131 (O19/R91). about Extremely Fine $550
14C108
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Denarius (2.94gm) Undated, 134/5 C.E. "Shim'on" in
wreath / "For the Freedom of Jerusalem," two trumpets.
Mildenberg 162 (O21/R85'''). Rare (4 listed by Mildenberg).
good Extremely Fine $795
14C109
BAR KOCHBA WAR SOLD
AR Denarius (2.94gm) Undated, 134/5 C.E. "Shim'on." Grapes
/ "For the Freedom of Jerusalem," jug and palm branch.
Mildenberg 189 (O22/R123).
Very Rare (2 listed by Mildenberg). Very Fine $1,100
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