JUDAEA, Marisa. Aulus Gabinius. Proconsul, 57-54 BCE. Æ (20mm, 5.46 g, 12h). Dated CY 3 (57/6 BCE).Triton XXV – Session 5 Roman Provincial, Bronze Sold For $ 1 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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JUDAEA, Marisa. Aulus Gabinius. Proconsul, 57-54 BCE. Æ (20mm, 5.46 g, 12h). Dated CY 3 (57/6 BCE). Helmeted head right / Serpent-entwined palm frond; to left, LΓ (date) above ΓA; M/A to right. Qedar, Coins, C-1 = Gitler & Kushnir-Stein 6 (same dies); Meshorer, City-Coins –; Hendin (4th edition) 874a; DCA 584; Cf. NAC 84, lot 809 (same dies); CNG 97, lot 550 (same dies). Green patina, earthen deposits. Good VF. Very rare, and exceptional for issue, comparable to the CNG 97 specimen, which hammered for $2400. |