Important Offering of Coins of the Jewish War

Triton XIX, Lot: 302. Estimate $5000. Sold for $9000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (22.5mm, 13.62 g, 11h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 1 (66/7 CE). Omer cup; “1” (date) in Hebrew above,“Shekel of Israel” in Hebrew around / Sprig of three pomegranates; “Jerusalem [the] holy” in Hebrew around. Meshorer 187; Kadman 2; Hendin 1354; Bromberg 58 (same obv. die); Shoshana I 20197 (same obv. die); Sofaer 2–3; Spaer 162–4. EF, toned. Struck on a broad flan of excellent metal.

From the David Hendin Collection.