Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 250 Price realized: 550 CHF (Approx. 625 USD / 581 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: A. Plautius, 55 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.83 g, 7 h), Rome. A•PLAVTIVS / AED•CVR•S•C Head of Cybele to right, wearing turreted crown and pendant earring. Rev. BACCHIVS - IVDAEVS Bacchius Judaeus (Aristobulus II, High Priest and King of Judaea) kneeling right, holding olive branch in his right hand and reins of camel standing beside him in his left. Babelon (Plautia) 13. Crawford 431/1. RBW 1540. Sydenham 932. Lightly toned and with a particularly attractive reverse. Some scratches, otherwise, extremely fine. From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, ex Baldwin's 100, 27 September 2016, 514. Starting price: 100 CHF |