| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > January 2024 NYINC Auction | Auction date: 12 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 50060 Price realized: 6,500 USD (Approx. 5,927 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA. First Jewish War, 66-70 C.E. AR Shekel (14.25 gms), Jerusalem Mint, Year 3 (68/9 C.E.). NGC EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5. Edge Chip. Meshorer-202; Hendin-1361. Obverse: Omer cup; "shekel of Israel; year 3" around and above; Reverse: Three pomegranates on stem; "Jerusalem the holy" around. A popular type from the final date in the brief series associated with the First Jewish War, this example presents a clear, well centered strike upon each side and a good deal of flashy brilliance remaining in the fields. Estimate: $4000 - $6000 |  |
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| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > January 2024 NYINC Auction | Auction date: 12 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 50059 Price realized: 6,500 USD (Approx. 5,927 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA. First Jewish War, 66-70 C.E. AR Shekel (13.30 gms), Jerusalem Mint, Year 2 (67/8 C.E.). NGC Ch EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5. Meshorer-193; Hendin-1358. Obverse: Omer cup; Reverse: Sprig of three pomegranates. Always a popular type, this attractively toned specimen features a pleasing strike on a flan free from issue and possessing a good deal of lustrous brilliance. Estimate: $3000 - $5000 |  |
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| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > February 2024 World CCO Auction | Auction date: 26 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 74091 Price realized: 5,500 USD (Approx. 5,069 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA. First Jewish War, 66-70 C.E. AR Shekel, Jerusalem Mint, Year 2 (67/8 C.E.). ANACS AU 58. Meshorer-193; Hendin-1358. Obverse: Omer cup; date above; Reverse: Sprig of three pomegranates. Estimate: $3000 - $6000 |  |
Match 3:
| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > January 2024 NYINC Auction | Auction date: 12 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 50062 Price realized: 1,500 USD (Approx. 1,368 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA. Bar Kochba Revolt, 132-135 C.E. AR Zuz (3.06 gms), Jerusalem Mint, Undated issue, attributed to year 3 (134/5 C.E.). NGC Ch AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5. Overstruck. Mildenberg-86 (O21/R166); Meshorer-277; Hendin-6458. Obverse: Grape bunch on vine tendril; Reverse: Two upright trumpets. Great quality for the type, this barely handled example presents vibrant luster and a largely untoned nature throughout. Estimate: $700 - $1000 |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 31042 Price realized: 9,000 USD (Approx. 8,204 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients JUDAEA. The Jewish War (AD 66-70). AR shekel (22mm, 13.83 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Jerusalem, dated Year 3 (April AD 68-May AD 69). Shekel of Israel (Paleo-Hebrew), omer cup with pearled rim, base resting on raised projections; Year Three above / Jerusalem the Holy (Paleo-Hebrew), staff with three pomegranate buds and globular base. GBC 6, 6390. An arctic flan flashes with wintry brilliance backlighting the bold devices. From The Bob Klein History of Money Collection. Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3051 (9 January 2017), lot 34049. After decades of abuses heaped by the Romans upon the denizens of Judaea, the Jews were ripe for revolt. In AD 66, the Procurator Gessius Florus summarily seized 16 talents of silver from the Jerusalem temple. A massive protest by the citizens brought a typically brutal Roman response and more than 3,000 Jews were slain. Pleas for calm by the client King Agrippa II fell on deaf ears as the city and countryside rose in full-scale revolt. Florus and the Roman garrison were driven from the city; an attempt by the legate of nearby Syria to put down the rebellion led to the loss of an entire Legion, XII Fulminata, and consternation in Rome. Once freed of the Romans, Jerusalem temple authorities began striking their own silver coinage - the first time that a sovereign Jewish government had done so. The mint was likely located within the Temple complex and the silver provided by the stockpiles of Tyrian shekels kept in the treasury. Mintage was carefully controlled for weight, fineness and the legends each coin carried. The coins featured Jewish symbolism dating back centuries and slogans ("For the Freedom of Jerusalem" and "For the Redemption of Zion") that showed the leaders of the rebellion well understood how to use coins for mass communication. Workmanship in the manufacture of these thick shekels and half-shekels (smaller silver fractions were also struck in tiny numbers) was unusually high, given the wartime conditions under which they were created. Coins were dated to the year the revolt started, beginning with Year 1 (AD 66/7). https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/judaea/ancients-judaea-the-jewish-war-ad-66-70-ar-shekel-22mm-1383-gm-12h-ngc-choice-au-5-5-4-5/a/3113-31042.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 10000-15000 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 180 Price realized: 4,400 CHF (Approx. 5,002 USD / 4,645 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: JUDAEA, First Jewish War. 66-70 CE. Shekel (Silver, 22 mm, 14.01 g, 12 h), Jerusalem, Year 3 = 68/9. 'Shekel of Israel' (in Hebrew) Omer cup with pearled rim; above, 'Y[ear] 3' (in Hebrew). Rev. 'Jerusalem the holy' (in Hebrew) Stem with three pomegranates. Hendin 6390. Meshorer 202. Sofaer 29. A splendid, beautifully toned example. Struck very slightly off center, otherwise, extremely fine. From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, acquired from Empire Auctions on 6 August 1997. Starting price: 1500 CHF |  |
