JUDAEA, Herodians. Agrippa I, with Herod of Chalcis and Claudius. 37-43 CE. Æ. Caesarea Maritima mint. Dated RY 8 of Agrippa (43/4 CE).CNG Feature Auction 118 Roman Provincial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video Sold For $ 2 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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JUDAEA, Herodians. Agrippa I, with Herod of Chalcis and Claudius. 37-43 CE. Æ. Caesarea Maritima mint. Dated RY 8 of Agrippa (43/4 CE). [BAΣ AΓPIΠΠAΣ ΣEB KAIΣAP BAΣ HPΩΔHΣ] (King Agrippa, Augustus Caesar, King Herod), Claudius, togate, standing left, sacrificing from patera over altar, between Agrippa I and Herod of Chalcis, each crowning the emperor with a wreath; [L H (date) in exergue] / [OPKIA BAΣ ME AΓPIΠ]ΠA ΠΡ ΣEΒ KAIΣAP A K ΣYNKΛHTON/K ΔHMO PΩM] ΦIΛI K CYMXI ΛYTOY (A vow and treaty of friendship and alliance between the Great King Agrippa and Augustus Caesar, the Senate and the People of Rome) in two concentric circles divided by wreath; clasped right hands in center. Burnett, Coinage 8; Meshorer 124; Hendin 1248; Sofaer –; RPC I 4982. Thick earthen green surfaces, some smoothing and tooling. VF. Rare. |