CNG 90, Lot: 1232. Estimate $500. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Marisa. Aulus Gabinius. Proconsul, 57-54 BCE. Æ (19mm, 6.71 g, 12h). Dated CY 3 (57/6 BCE). Helmeted head of Athena right / Palm frond with serpent entwined; LΓ (date) to left. Qedar, Coins, C-1 = H. Gitler and A. Kushnir-Stein, “A New Date on Coins of Marisa in Idumaea and its Historical Implications,” SNR 83, 6 (same dies); Meshorer, City Coins -; SNG ANS -; Rosenberger -; DCA 584. Good VF, dark green desert patina. Rare.

From the Patrick H.C. Tan Collection.