239, Lot: 228. Estimate $300. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Herodians. Herod I (the Great). 40-4 BCE. Æ “Eight Prutot” (8.18 g, 12h). Mint in Samaria (Sebaste?). Dated RY 3 (38/7 BCE). Ornate helmet with tall crest topped by star; palms flanking / Tripod; LΓ (date) to left, monogram to right; all within wreath. Meshorer 44; Hendin 486. VF, green patina, area of flat strike. Choice for grade.