CNG 97, Lot: 520. Estimate $150. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Procurators. Augustus. 27 BCE-14 CE. Æ Prutah (17mm, 1.88 g, 11h). Struck under Marcus Ambibulus, praefectus Iudaeae. Dated RY 39 (8/9 CE). Grain ear / Palm tree; L ΛΘ (date) across field. RPC 4955; Meshorer 313; Hendin 1329. Good VF, dusty green patina, some porosity. Well centered.

From the Patrick H.C. Tan Collection.