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CNG Feature Auction 118

Lot nuber 906

A. Plautius. 55 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.74 g, 12h). Rome mint.


CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 906.
 Estimated: $ 300

Roman Republican, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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A. Plautius. 55 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 3.74 g, 12h). Rome mint. Turreted head of Cybele right / Bacchius Judaeus (Aristobulus II, High Priest and King of Judaea) kneeling right, holding reins and offering up olive branch; behind, camel standing right; IVDAEVS to right. Crawford 431/1; Sydenham 932; Plautia 13; RBW 1540. Deep cabinet tone, a few light marks. Good VF.

From the Father & Son Collection.

The enigmatic "Bacchius the Jew" depicted in supplication on the reverse has been plausibly identified by Michael Harlan as the Judaean high priest Aristobulus II, who was deposed by Pompey the Great after his siege of Jerusalem in 63 BC. Aristobulus was taken captive and later marched through the streets of Rome in Pompey's triumph. In 57 BC, he escaped captivity and returned to Judaea, where he led a failed insurrection against Pompey's choice for high priest, Hyrcanus. Captured again by Pompey's general Gabinius, Aristobulus was shipped back to Rome in chains in 56 BC.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 118 lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 September 2021. CNG Feature Auction 118 – Session Three – Roman Provincial Coinage Part 2 through Roman Imperial Coinage Part 1 will be held Tuesday morning, 14 September 2021 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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