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Ancient Aramaic Graffiti!
Athens, Attica, Ancient Greece, c. 454-404 BC. Large silver Tetradrachm, hand-scrawled Aramaic writing on the front! Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; ΑΘΕ, all within incuse square. 22.5mm, 17.03 g. ref: Kroll 8; HGC 4, 1597 for type. Ancient bankers' countermarks and test cuts. Aramaic graffiti on obverse! So rare with Aramaic script like this. Ex CNG. #CG2689: $1500 SOLD
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"Star of Bethlehem" - Best Example I've Had! Roman Provincial, under emperor Augustus. Autonomous bronze coin struck Actian Year 42 (11/12 AD) at Antioch, Syria, under Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus as Governor of Syria. Laureate head of Zeus right / Ram running right, looking back, star above, BM (Actian date) below; ANTIOX-E-WN MHTPO-POLEWS. 18mm, 6.79 g. ref: McAlee 99; RPC I 4269 for type. Choice VF, attractive dark patina. Struck at Antioch, which was one of the centers of early Christianity, and the ram symbolized Judaea and its posture symbolized regnal divinity. Orangish earthen dark green patina. VF. Ex Stephen Album, Santa Rosa, CA. #CR3420: $499 SOLD
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Nice Shekel of Tyre, famous Biblical
"30 Pieces of Silver" of Judas.
Phoenicia, Tyre. Silver Shekel. Dated Year 96 = 31-30 BC. Rare date written in Phoenician! Laureate head of Melkart right / TYPOY IEPAS KAI ASULOU, Eagle standing left on prow, date in Phoenician above club in left field, monogram in right field, Phoenician letter beth between eagle’s legs. Vertical club to left of eagle's feet. ref: BMC 180v. Excellent portrait, light scratch at 10:00 on obverse, small vertical scuff on eagle's chest. 29 mm, 13.27 g. Nice! #4993-GV0728: $975.00 SOLD
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King Herod Agrippa II, 66-67 AD
Bronze prutah. Umbrella-like canopy with fringe, AGRIPA BACILEWC / Three ears of barley, L / S to left & rt. Herod Agrippa II was appointed king of Chalcis by Claudius of Rome, and was responsible for the trial of St. Paul in 60 AD.
The Star Of Bethlehem Coin!
Antioch, Syria. Seleukis ad Pieria. Time of Roman emperor Hadrian, 117-138 AD. Bronze AE18, dated year 177 of the Caesarian Era (128/9 AD). Turreted, veiled, and draped bust of Fortuna right / Ram leaping right, head left; star within crescent and A above, ЄT ZOP (date) below. 18mm, 4.89 g. ref: RPC III 3732; McAlee 125c; BMC 102; SNG Copenhagen 117. ex-Nick Jamgochian collection, Glendale, CA, formed in the 1920’s-1950’s. #CG2486: $250 SOLD
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"Star of Bethlehem" - An Incredibly Fine Example!
Roman Provincial, under emperor Augustus. Autonomous bronze coin struck Actian Year 44 (13/14 AD) at Antioch, Syria, under Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus as Governor of Syria. Laureate head of Zeus right / Ram running right, looking back, star above, Date DM below; ANTIOX-E-WN MHTPO-POLEWS. 20mm, 7.67 g. ref: McAlee 99; RPC I 4269 for type. Struck at Antioch, which was one of the centers of early Christianity, and the ram symbolized Judaea and its posture symbolized regnal divinity. Orangish earthen dark green patina. VF. From the Thomas B. Lesure Collection. Ex Ponterio 108 (1 August 2000), lot 213; Ex Classical Numismatic Group (CNG). #CR3269: $450 SOLD
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