Triton XVII, Lot: 392. Estimate $3000. Sold for $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (22mm, 14.14 g, 11h). Dated year 2 (67/8 CE). Omer cup; “Y 2” (date) in Hebrew above,“Shekel of Israel” in Hebrew around / Sprig of three pomegranates; “Jerusalem the holy” in Hebrew around. Meshorer 193; Kadman 8; Hendin 1358; Bromberg 63–4; Shoshana I 20203 (same obv. die); Sofaer 5–8. Near EF, toned.

From the RAJ Collection, purchased in 1996 from F. Shore.