Auction 090
Gallery auction - archaeology, numismatics, Judaika, Eretz Israel, art and more
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Sep 2, 2015
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 139:
A bronze prutah of Valerius Gratus, procurator of Judea under Tiberius
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Start price:
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Estimate :
$70 - $55
Buyer's Premium: 20%
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A bronze prutah of Valerius Gratus, procurator of Judea under Tiberius
Obv.: Greek inscription TIB KAI CAP (Tiberius Caesar) in a wreath tied at base with an X. Rev.: Upright palm branch and the inscription IOY ΛIA L Δ (Julia, year 4). 17 C.E. 1.80 grams, 15¾ mm, axis 5. Cf. Ya’akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (New York 2001), pl. 74, no. 327. Herod’s son who ruled in Jerusalem, Archelaus, was incompetent so the Romans appointed governors, termed procurators. Most of them, with the exception of Pontius Pilate, respected Jewish religious sensitivities and struck coins with neutral motifs, drawn largely from the seven agricultural species of Israel.
