Triton XVIII, Lot: 738. Estimate $2000. Sold for $11000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Half Shekel (19mm, 6.81 g, 11h). Dated year 1 (66/7 CE). Omer cup; “1” (date) in Hebrew above,“Half Shekel” in Hebrew around / Sprig of three pomegranates; “Jerusalem [the] holy” in Hebrew around. Meshorer 188; Kadman 3; Hendin 1355; Bromberg 61 (same obv. die); Shoshana I 20199 (same obv. die); Sofaer 4; Spaer 166 (same dies). Good VF, attractive dark iridescent tone.