Auction 334
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Lot 2004
Auction 334
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Lot 2004
Auction 334
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Lot 2004
17 Mar 2020
Finished
THE SAMEL COLLECTION OF ANCIENT JEWISH COINS
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JUDAEA
Macedonian Period, 333-302 BCE. AR-Hemiobol, Jerusalem;
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17 Mar 2020
Finished
THE SAMEL COLLECTION OF ANCIENT JEWISH COINS
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JUDAEA
Macedonian Period, 333-302 BCE. AR-Hemiobol, Jerusalem;
Estimated price : €100
Hammer price
€200
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Description
Macedonian Period, 333-302 BCE. AR-Hemiobol, Jerusalem; 0,21 g Head of a lion to r., degraded to the shape of an egg or pellet///YHWDH (Yehudah = Judaea) around a dove standing to r., head turned back. Hendin no. 1075c; Meshorer, Treasury 200 no. 27.
Fine/good fine
Overbeck – Meshorer no. 8.
The species of the bird depicted is under discussion (dove, eagle, duck?), cf. Hendin 119 f., who tended to identify the bird as a duck and to link it to duck-shaped scale weights used by Babylonians and Egyptians. If the bird is a dove, this could be a pointer that the coin was minted not in Jerusalem but in a city with significant cults of Herakles (lion) and Aphrodite (dove).
Fine/good fine
Overbeck – Meshorer no. 8.
The species of the bird depicted is under discussion (dove, eagle, duck?), cf. Hendin 119 f., who tended to identify the bird as a duck and to link it to duck-shaped scale weights used by Babylonians and Egyptians. If the bird is a dove, this could be a pointer that the coin was minted not in Jerusalem but in a city with significant cults of Herakles (lion) and Aphrodite (dove).
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Information for lot 2004 from Auction 334
| Nominal/Year | AR-Hemiobol, |
|---|---|
| Mint | Jerusalem; |
| Weight | 0,21 g |