Triton XVI, Lot: 571. Estimate $2000. Sold for $3500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (22mm, 14.30 g, 1h). Dated year 2 (67/8 CE). Omer cup; @c (“Y 2” in Hebrew = date) in Hebrew above, L!Rc¥ LQc (“Shekel of Israel” in Hebrew) around / Sprig of three pomegranates; YcurQY 2¥L[cur]¥ (“Jerusalem the holy” in Hebrew) around. Meshorer 193; Kadman 8; Hendin 1358; Bromberg 63–4; Shoshana I 20202–3. In NGC encapsulation graded Ch XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 3/5. Toned, some deposits.