276, Lot: 227. Estimate $150. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JUDAEA, Herodians. Herod I (the Great). 40-4 BCE. Æ 8 Prutot (24mm, 8.15 g, 12h). Samarian mint. Dated RY 3 (40/39 or 38/7 BCE). Tripod with lebes; L Γ (date) to left, monogram to right / Military helmet with cheek guards surmounted by star; palm branches above. Meshorer 44; Hendin 1169; HGC 10, 40; DCA 804. VF, dark grayish green patina with light earthen highlights, small metal flaw on obverse.

From the Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.