Lot 1452
A. Plautius, 55 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.97 g, 1 h), Rome. A•PLAVTIVS / AED•CVR•S•C Head of Cybele to right, wearing turreted crown and pendant earring. Rev. BACCHIVS - IVDAEVS Bacchius Judaeus (Aristobulus II, High Priest and King of Judaea) kneeling right, holding olive branch in his right hand and reins of camel standing beside him in his left. Babelon (Plautia) 13. Crawford 431/1. RBW 1540. Sydenham 932. A nicely toned and sharply struck example. The obverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, Leu Web Auction 28, 9-14 December 2023, 252, previously privately acquired from London Ancient Coins on 14 January 2017, ex Artemide Aste XLVI, 3 December 2016, 267 and Numismatica Ars Classica 1, 29-30 March 1989, 705.
Starting price:
100 CHF
Hammer price:
700 CHF
Bid increment:
Closed
Minimum bid:
Closed
Number of bids:
10 Bids
Time left:
Closing time: 08-Dec-24, 15:43:00 CET
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee.

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