298, Lot: 65. Estimate $150. Sold for $100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Herodians. Herod I (the Great). 40-4 BCE. Æ 8 Prutot (24mm, 6.13 g, 12h). Samarian mint. Dated RY 3 (40/39 BCE). Military helmet with cheek guards surmounted by star; palm branches above / Tripod with lebes; L Γ (date) to left, monogram to right. Meshorer 44; Hendin 1169; HGC 10, 40; DCA 804. VF, dark brown patina with earthen deposits, weak spots in flan from improper casting.