Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 14

Coins, Collectibles and Memorabilia Auction

Ancient Coins

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4370		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.2 g), struck 107/106 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 20). BMC p. 238, 95; SNG Cop. 316. Flan flaw, or residue from overstrike, towards obverse bottom edge. Lightly toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXI, no. 4. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 4371		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.2 g), struck 106/105 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 21). BMC p. 239, 99ff.; SNG Cop. 318 var. Cleaned, a few dark deposits remaining on both sides. Very Fine. Estimated Value $275 - 375. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXI, no. 5. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 4372		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.1 g), struck 101/100 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 26). BMC p. 240, 111 var.; SNG Cop. 320 var. Nicely centered with nearly complete devices. Well struck up, with golden to russet toning. Attractive. Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 450. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXI, no. 6. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $552
Lot 4373		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (13.6 g), struck c. 99/98 BC. Seemingly unpublished date. Thus, rare. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (HK = year 28). BMC -- (but cf. the subsequent year, no. 114); SNG Cop. --. Struck on tight flan. Lightly toned, with a few small spots of isolated porosity. Very Fine, the reverse better. Estimated Value $350 - 450. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXI, no. 7. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $529
Lot 4374		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.4 g), struck 98/97 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 29). BMC p. 240, 115; SNG Cop. 321 var. Both devices a little off center, otherwise bold and very lustrous. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 450. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXI, no. 8. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 4375		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.0 g), struck 98/97 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 29). BMC p. 240, 114. Good centering on tight flan. Fine, even strike, with cleanable calcerous deposits on reverse. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXI, no.9. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $357
Lot 4376		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.1 g), struck 96/95 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 31). BMC p. 241, 118, 119. Slight gray or russet toning. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXI, no. 10. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 4377		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.1 g), struck c. 92/91 BC. A superior example of this coin! Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 34). BMC p. 241, 126, 127; SNG Cop. 322 var. Bold, full strike, on spread flan. Devices almost complete. Slight gray to gold-pink toning. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 550. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXII, no. 11. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 4378		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.4 g), struck c. 92/91 BC. This variety for date perhaps unpublished. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 34). BMC -- (auction coin with different monogram, and central aleph instead of beth); cf. SNG Cop. 321, a coin minted a decade earlier, for the monogram. Boldly struck, on round flan, with almost complete. Some deposits at reverse bottom. Lightly toned and lustrous. About Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 450. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXII, no. 12. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 4379		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (13.9 g), struck 92/91 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 34). BMC p. 241, 126. Bold strike, reverse well centered. Toned. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXII, no. 13. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 4380		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.3 g), struck 89/88 BC. GRONLAND FERO. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 38). BMC p. 242, 132. Good centering with virtually complete devices. Sharp, even strike, softly lustrous and choice. Choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXII, no.14. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 4381		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.1 g), struck 88/87 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 39). BMC --; SNG Cop. 322 var. Well centered on small flan. Lightly toned, with much remaining luster. Very Fine, the obverse better. Estimated Value $325 - 425. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXII, no. 15. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 4382		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.2 g), struck 87/86 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 40). BMC p. 242, 133 var.; SNG Cop. 323 var. Fully struck up on good metal. Pleasing gray to cobalt blue toning, with remaining luster. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $325 - 425. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXII, no. 16. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 4383		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.2 g), struck 87/86 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 40). BMC p. 242, 133 var.; SNG Cop. 323 var. Good centering on ample, if a little ragged flan. Some slight spots of porosity, or deposits. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXII, no. 17. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 4384		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. Lot of Two AR Half-Shekel / Didrachms. Each with: Laureate bust of Melkaart right / Eagle left on prow, palm at shoulder, club and date in fields. One, year 45 or 46, struck 82/81 or 81/80 BC.; BMC and SNG Cop. unlisted. Other, year 162, struck 36/37 AD.; BMC --; RPC 4695. First well struck up, but surfaces with porosity or light roughness. Toned and rare. Second, well centered and struck up on tight flan, but some spots of corrosion. Toned. Lot of 2 coins. Both strong Very Fine s. Estimated Value $150 - 250. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, nos. 294, and 295. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 4385		Phoenicia. Tyre, AR Tetradrachm-Shekel (14.1 g), struck 79/78 BC. Laureate head of Melqarth right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, club and branch in field; Year 48 at left. BMC p. 243, 140. Flan of compact module, the obverse struck a little off center. Cleaned, with hints of golden toning now. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 4386		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.3 g), struck c. 77/76 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 50?). BMC p. 243, 142 var.; cf. SNG Cop. 324, the position of the date letters reversed and the "L" retrograde, dated there as 74/73 BC (ΓN: year 53). Well centered on tight, if nearly round flan. Slight deposit at reverse edge, otherwise sharply struck, lustrous and choice. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXII, no.19. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 4387		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.3 g), struck 77/76 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 50). BMC p. 243, 142 var.; SNG Cop. 324 var. Sharp if uneven strike. Faintly toned in shades of gold, russet, and blue. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXII, no. 18. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 4388		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.3 g), struck 77/76 BC. Excellent example of type. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 50). BMC p. 243, 142 var.; SNG Cop. 324 var. Nearly complete devices on spacious flan. Pleasantly toned. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 450. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXII, no. 20. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4389		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.3 g), struck 76/75 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 51). BMC --; SNG Cop. 325 var. Obverse with typical centering, the reverse virtually perfect and complete. Toned. Very Fine, the obverse better. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXIII, no. 21. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $299
Lot 4390		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.3 g), struck 75/74 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 52). BMC p. 243, 143; SNG Cop. 324 var. Boldly struck, with appealing portrait. Slight russet toning, with remaining luster. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $325 - 425. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXIII, no. 22. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 4391		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (13.7 g), struck 74/73 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 53). BMC p. 243, 144; cf. SNG Cop. 325. Struck on large, spread flan. Ancient scrape on back, along with other edge knocks. Much of original "find" patina remains. Very Fine. Estimated Value $175 - 250. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXIII, no. 23. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 4392		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.1 g), struck 62/61 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 65). BMC p. 245, 158. A handsome coin with vigorous portait and attractive toning. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXIII, no. 25. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 4393		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (13.8 g), struck 60/59 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 67). Cf. BMC p. 244, 157. Some reverse porosity or roughness, but portrait bold and athletic looking. Slight toning. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXIII, no. 24. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 4394		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.2 g), struck 31/30 BC. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 93). BMC p. 246, 179; RPC 4632. Well centered on compact flan. The obverse a little softly struck. Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 275. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXIII, no.26. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $207
Lot 4395		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.4 g), struck 8/9 AD. Choice for these late shekels. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 134). BMC --; RPC 4653A. Usual small flan. A little striking flatness on eagle, but with lovely proof-like luster, especially on reverse. Pleasant portrait style. Issued in Jerusalem? Choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXIII, no. 29. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 4396		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.2 g), struck 9/10 AD. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 135). BMC --; RPC 4654. Good centering on small, compact flan. Some deposits on reverse at bottom. Toned. Issued in Jerusalem? About Very Fine. Estimated Value $175 - 250. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXIII, no. 28. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $506
Lot 4397		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (13.7 g), struck 14/15 AD. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 140). BMC p. 248, 198; RPC 4655. Good centering. Overall quite nice for these late issues, and popular for being a lifetime issue during the time of Jesus. Issued in Jerusalem? Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXIII, no. 31. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $633
Lot 4398		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.3 g), struck 20/21 AD. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 146). BMC p. 248, 201; RPC 4659. Struck on thick, small round flan. Cleaned, now lightly retoned. Issued in Jerusalem? Very Fine / Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 275. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXIII, no. 30. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 4399		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.3 g), struck c. 27/28 AD. Perhaps a still unpublished date. Rare! Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 153 = PNΓ). BMC --; RPC & Supplement --. Decent centering and bold strike on the usual very small flan. Issued in Jerusalem? Very Fine or better. Estimated Value $400 - 550. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXIII, no. 31. This is the only example we've ever handled which dated so closely to the time of Jesus' ministry. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,093
Lot 4400		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (13.9 g), struck 44/45 AD. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 170). BMC --; RPC 4670. Some small, light scrapes on reverse towards edge. Toned. Issued in Jerusalem? Very Fine. Estimated Value $175 - 250. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, pl. XXIII, no. 32. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 4401		Phoenicia. Tyre, after 126 BC. AR Shekel-Tetradrachm (14.1 g), struck 45/46 AD. Laureate, skin-clad bust of Melkaart right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on prow, palm branch at shoulder, club and date in fields (year 171). BMC --; RPC 4671. Good centering, struck on usual undersize flan. Lightly toned and attractive for the late series. Issued in Jerusalem? Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin no. 55. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $253
Lot 4402		Judea, Seleucid Ascalon. Antiochus VIII, 121-96 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.5 g), struck 119/118 BC. . Hen-417. Rare. Diademed head of Antiochus VIII right. Reverse: Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, palm at shoulder, Seleucid date at right (year 194); monogram and dove in left field. Hendin 417; ACNAC 4: Houghton 822 var. On tight flan with usual metal porosity. Well struck up and quite handsome for this series. Nearly Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $950-UP. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin no. 85. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 4403		Under Persian Rule, before 333 BC. AR Yehud Hemiobol (.04 g). . Hen-427. Rare, and a really choice example. Profile view of lily. Reverse: Eagle frontally displayed, head to the right; to right, Hebrew inscription ("YHD"). Hendin 427; AJC I, p. 116, 8. Sharply struck on choice metal. Reverse nicely centered, with virtually complete inscription. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $1,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 4404		Judea. Hellenistic Period, after c. 305 BC. Yehud AR Quarter Obol (0.18 g). . Hen-438. Excellent and recommended. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right. Reverse: Eagle left, standing with wings spread; Yehu[dah] in Hebrew at left. Hendinn 438; AJC I, 117, 16. Sharp strike on very good metal. Portait choice, well centered and from a fairly fresh die, thus with fine detail. Choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 450. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin no. 91. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4405		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 4406		Hasmonean Period. Mattathias Antigonus, 40-37 BC. Lot of Thee AE's. . Hen-481. Two AE 24 mm.'s: Double cornucopiae / Greek inscription around ivy wreath; Hendin 481. Also Hendin 482: AE 19 mm., Filleted cornucopia / Greek inscription within laurel wreath. With varied patinas. One side usually off center to some degree. Lot of 3 coins. Coins average Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 225. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin nos. 131-133. View details	Realized $63
Lot 4407		Herodian Period. Herod the Great, 40 BC. - 4 AD. Eight Prutot, struck 40 BC. . Hen-486. Helmet with cheek pieces, topped by star, palm branches flanking. Reverse: Tripod lebes, flanked by date and monogram. Hendin 486; AJC II, 235, 1. Some peripheral striking weakness. Very good deep green patina. Very Fine. Estimated Value $125 - 200. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin no. 134. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $316
Lot 4408		Herodian Period. Herod the Great, 40 BC. - 4 AD. AE Double Prutot. . Hen-490. Scarce. Tripod flanked by palm branches. Reverse: Cross within diadem, Greek inscription around. Hendin 490; AJC 236, 7. Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 200. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin no. 135. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $63
Lot 4409		Herod Philip, 4 BC. - 34 AD. AE 19 mm., dated 12/13 AD. . Hen-533. Scarce. Laureate head of Augustus right; Greek inscription around. Reverse: Tetrastyle temple with date between columns, regal inscription. Hendin 533; AJC II, 244, 5. Some striking flatness. Dark green, black, and red patina. Fine plus. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin no. 143. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 4410		Herod Antipas, 4 BC. - 40 AD. AE Half Denomination, struck at Tiberius, c. 30 AD. . Hen-517. Scarce. Upright palm, flanked by date; Greek inscription around. Reverse: Two line Greek inscription, within wreath. Hendin 517; AJC II, 242, 10. Sharp strike. Dark green patina, with earthen highlights. Very Fine plus. Estimated Value $300 - 400. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin no. 142. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $495
Lot 4411		Agrippa II, 56-95 AD. AE 25 mm., struck 74/75 AD. . Hen-591. Scarce. Laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: Victory advancing right, holding palm and wreath; date and regal inscription. Hendin 591; AJC II, 251, 10. Better centering. Dark green patina, with earthen highlights. Fine plus. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin no. 147. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 4412		Agrippa II, 56-95 AD. Struck year 19 (79/80 AD). AE 20 mm. . Hen-598 var. A very rare issue and seldom offered. Laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: War galley sailing left; border of dots. Hendin 598 var.; Mesh. 18a. Cf. Bromberg Part I, lot 47. Although well worn, the type is easily recognizable. Very Good. Estimated Value $200-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 4413		Agrippa II, 56-95 AD. AE 26 mm., struck 86/87 AD. . Hen-612. Laureate head of Titus right. Reverse: Victory advancing right, holding palm and wreath; date and regal inscription. Hendin 612; AJC II, 254, 32a. Well centered, with variegated green and brown patina. Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 200. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin no. 148. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $69
Lot 4414		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 4415		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 4416		Procuratorial Period. Pontius Pilate, 26-36 AD. Lot of Four AE Prutot. The two major varieties are included here. One of Hendin 648: Three ears of barley / Simpulum; struck 29 AD. And three of: Lituus / Wreath; Hendin nos. 649, 649a, 650. Various patinas and centerings. Coins range from Fine to Very Fine plus. Estimated Value $125 - 175. Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin nos. 157, 158, 159, 160. View details	Realized $173
Lot 4417		Procuratorial Period. Antonius Felix, 52-59 AD. AE Prutah (Year 14), struck 54 AD. . Hen-651. An exemplary group. Included are two of Antonius Felix, 52-59 AD., struck 54 AD.: Wreath with inscription within / Two crossed palm branches, Hendin 651; also, Hendin 652, Two crossed shields / Date palm, inscription of BRIT (Britannicus, the ill fated son of Empereror Claudius) above. Lastly, Porcius Festus, 59-62 AD., struck 58/59 AD.: Wreath with inscription within / Palm branch, Hendin 653a. All are cleanly and boldly struck, on choice metal, with pleasing patinas. Lot of 3 coins. Coins average about Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $125 - 275. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4418		The Jewish War, 66-70 AD. AR Half Shekel (6.2 g), Year 1, struck 66/67 AD. . Hen-656. Rare. Omer cup with smooth rim but pearl on either side, base with pearled ends; Hebrew inscription around, date above cup. Reverse: Stem with pearled base and three pomegranates; Hebrew inscription around ("Jerusalem the Holy"). Hendin 656; AJC II, p. 259, 6. Well centered, with good strike. Metal decent. With light, artistic toning. Choice example. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 4419		Withdrawn	Unsold

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