| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3123 | Auction date: 1 May 2025 |
| Lot number: 31096 Price realized: 2,200 USD (Approx. 1,950 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients JUDAEA. Yehud Era. Ptolemaic Period (302-260 BC). AR quarter-gerah or quarter-obol (7mm, 0.17 gm). NGC Choice XF 2/5 - 4/5. Struck under Ptolemy II, ca. after 294 BC. Blank (young male head left) / YHD (Paleo-Hebrew), eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread. GBC 6, 6078 (302/1-294 BC). CPE 249 (300-294 BC). AJC I 117, 14. According to Y. Ronen, the early Yehud coins were struck on a standard based on the 11.4 gm shekels of the Israelite period with likely 24 gerah to the shekel. (Ronen, Y. The Weight Standards of the Judean Coinage in the Late Persian and Early Ptolemaic Period, Near Eastern Archaeology 61 [1998], pp. 122-126). www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/judaea/judaea-judaea-yehud-era-ptolemaic-period-302-260-bc-ar-quarter-gerah-or-quarter-obol-7mm-017-gm-ngc-choice/a/3123-31096.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3123-05012025 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: NGC 8243796006 |  |
