Lot 2396
Mattathias Antigonus, 40-37 B.C.E. AE Prutah (14mm). . Hen-485. . Cf. AJC pl.55, group Z. The Showbread Table, consisting of a flat board supported by four legs. Reverse: The Temple Menorah. Choice Very Fine.
This coin is extremely rare, and particularly desirable as the centering is excellent, as is the boldness of strike. It seems likely that this type served more as a special issue of some sort rather than a coin seen in daily transactions. During the Second Temple period, depictions of these, the most sacred vessels within the Temple, were prohibited.
Estimated Value $25,000 - 35,000.
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