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Rare Bilingual Issue

427, Lot: 385. Estimate $150.

JUDAEA, Herodians. Agrippa II, with Domitian. Circa 50-100 CE. Æ (27mm, 8.82 g, 6h). Caesarea Maritima (or Rome?) mint. Dated year 25 of Agrippa’s first era (84/5 CE). IMP [CAES DIVI VESP F DOMI]TIAN AVG G[ER COS XII], laureate head right / SA[L]VTI EΠ[I] BA A[ΓPI AVGVS]T, square altar; ET - KE (date) across field, S C in exergue. Meshorer 154; Hendin 1319; RPC II 2266. Fine, rough green-brown patina. Rare.


A peculiar issue imitating Roman ases but with legends in Latin and Greek. Hendin (p. 307) notes: “Some theories suggest that these coins were minted in Rome, others suggest that the dies were made there or locally by Roman artisans and struck at Caesarea Maritima.”

Current Status

427, Lot: 385.
Closing Date And Time: Aug 22, 2018 at 12:08:20 PM ET.
Current Date And Time: Mar 28, 2024 at 8:09:23 AM ET.
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