TRITON XXI The Weissenberg Family Collection Lots 743 – 744
The Weissenberg Family Collection Including a Hoard of Roman Coins from the Flavian Era CNG is proud to present the Weissenberg Family Collection, an assemblage of coins with a remarkable history. Their background touches on the life of the famed violinist Ignacy Weissenberg (also known as Izaak Wajsenberg), his harrowing experiences during the Second World War, and a profound act of kindness that sparked a multi-generational interest in numismatics. A Polish-Jew from Warsaw, Ignacy was an incredibly prodigious musician. In 1911, at only nine years of age, he gave his first concert alongside the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. He entered the Saint Petersburg Conservatory two years later, where he trained under the famous professor Leopold Auer and quickly became one of his mostpromising students, studying alongside the well-known violonists Jascha Heifetz and Nathan Milstein. Ignacy became a professor at the Conservatory at Odessa (in modern Ukraine) at the age of eighteen, and spent the next two years teaching before returning to Warsaw. From there he would embark on a brilliant music career, performing at many of the major concert halls in Europe, South America, the United States, and Russia, while also holding a teaching position at the Warsaw Conservatory. Ignacy was at the peak of his career in September of 1939, when Germany invaded Poland and launched a savage assault on the Polish capital. After Hitler’s forces took the city, he was forced to wear, along with his family, the Jewish badge. He married in November of 1939 and shortly thereafter fled Poland with his wife Rachel, abandoning their home and Ignacy’s extensive music library, which had taken decades to build and included a wealth of rare and important original pieces. The Weissenbergs initially planned to escape to Italy by passage through Hungary and Austria, but arrived to find the Italian border closed. Next came a daring passage through Germany en route to Belgium, during which time the couple was interrogated by the Gestapo (Ignacy was in possession of a work permit to perform in Brussels and was able to convince the Nazis that he was going there for a concert). By May of 1940, Ignacy and Rachel left for France and shortly thereafter reached the southern zone libre of the newly-established Vichy regime, a government that quickly began implementing its own anti-Jewish policies. In France, Ignacy and Rachel joined the Sicard family of Agen, with whom they lived for several years during the war, on the recommendation of Louis Fournier, director of the national conservatory. Gustave Sicard, the family patriarch, made great efforts to ensure the safety of the Weissenbergs, with the latter crediting him and his family for saving their lives. While living with the Sicards, Ignacy was forced to work in labor camps as part of the 308th Company of Foreign Workers. Rachel gave birth to a son, Eric, in August of 1941, around the same time police began arresting foreign Jews in southern France. Sixty-one of Ignacy’s coworkers in the 308th Company where arrested on 23 August and sent by train to the Drancy internment camp near Paris, then to Auschwitz to be executed. Between August 1941 and November 1942, while southern France was under German control, the Sicard family courageously hid the Weissenbergs from police raids. With the help of Emile Dunes, the former head of the foreign service of Lot-etGaronne, Gustave obtained fake French passports for Ignacy and Rachel and accompanied them on their journey to the Swiss border. He also presented Ignacy with a remarkable gift on the occasion of his departure from France. Gustave would often dig up coins scattered around his garden at Agen (ancient Aginnum), which at the time of discovery were frequently unrecognizable and often fused together into thick metallic lumps. Ignace personally cleaned these finds (no doubt a welcome respite during this time), revealing a total of forty-six Roman gold and silver coins. These finds seemed to comprise part of a hoard, with a large portion of them dating to the reign of Vespasian. Many of the Flavian issues have little to no wear, with the latest dating to AD 79, our terminus post quem for their burial. Gustave gave these coins to Ignacy when he and his family left Agen, as they would provide the Weissenbergs with some liquidity if needed. The Weissenbergs and Sicards stayed in contact and maintained their friendship after the war, and Ignacy was able to retain possession of the coins that Gustave had gifted him. Over time, Ignacy gave some of these coins as presents to his son Eric, who had a burgeoning interest in numismatics, and eventually the entire hoard passed into his care. Eric went on to become a lifelong collector of Judaean and Jewish-related coins, focusing primarily on the coinage of the Jewish Wars and Roman “Judaea Capta” issues, and in turn left the collection to his sons. 1
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The Weissenberg Family Collection Triton XXI – Lot 743 A Flavian Era Hoard of Aurei and Denarii. Lot of forty-six (46) coins. Lot consists of eleven gold aurei and thirty-five silver denarii discovered at Agen, France. While the exact circumstances of the coins’ discovery are uncertain, the finds would seem to comprise at least a portion of a hoard deposited during the Flavian Era. Includes the following: AV Aurei: Tiberius (2), Nero (6), Vespasian (3) // AR Denarii: Q. Cassius Longinus (1), Octavian/Augustus (5), Claudius (2), Nero (1), Vitellius (1), Vespasian (17), Titus (1), Titus or Domitian (1), Domitian (6). Fair to Superb EF. ($100,000) Said to be retrieved little by little from the gardens of the Sicard family home at Agen in the eastern region of Aquitaine and cleaned by Ignacy Weissenberg during his stay with the Sicard family (1939-1942). The coins date from 55 BC to AD 79. The latest coins exhibit little wear, suggesting a deposit of 79 or shortly thereafter. Agen began as a Celtic settlement called Nitiobroges before being refounded as Aginnum under Augustus. The town became quite prosperous due to its location along several major trade routes. The content of Gustave Sicard’s discovery, particularly the presence of coins from the Neronian through Flavian eras, is consistent with documented hoards and individual coin finds in the area (see Nony [1990], especially pp. 57ff).
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The Weissenberg Family Collection Lot 743 1. Tiberius. 14-37 CE. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.65 g, 7h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, circa 18-35 CE. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / PONTIF MAXIM, Livia (as Pax), holding scepter and olive branch, seated right on chair with ornate legs, her feet on footstool. RIC I 29; Lyon 149; Calicó 305b; Biaggi 169. VF, toned, scratches in obverse field.
2. Tiberius. 14-37 CE. AV Aureus (18mm, 8.43 g, 1h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 5, circa 36-37 CE. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / PONTIF MAXIM, Livia (as Pax), holding scepter and olive branch, seated right on chair with ornate legs, her feet on footstool. RIC I 29; Lyon 151; Calicó 305c; Biaggi 170. VF, a few light scratches.
3. Nero. 54-68 CE. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.31 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa 64-65 CE. NERO CAESAR, laureate head right / AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS, Nero (as Sol) standing facing, holding olive branch and Victory on globe. RIC I 46; Calicó 402; Biaggi 221. VF, light marks.
4. Nero. 54-68 CE. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.36 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa 66-67 CE. IMP NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt and scepter. RIC I 63; Calicó 413; Biaggi 227. Good VF, scratch on cheek.
5. Nero. 54-68 CE. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.37 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck circa 66-67 CE. IMP NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt and scepter. RIC I 63; Calicó 413; Biaggi 227. Good VF, a few light scratches.
6. Nero. 54-68 CE. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa 66-67 CE. IMP NERO CAESAR AVGV[STVS], laureate head right / IVPPITER CVSTOS, Jupiter seated left on throne, holding thunderbolt and scepter. RIC I 63; Calicó 413; Biaggi 227. Good VF, minor marks on obverse.
7. Nero. 54-68 CE. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.27 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa 66-67 CE. [IMP N]ERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / Salus seated left on draped throne, holding patera; SALVS in exergue. RIC I 66; Calicó 445; Biaggi 244-5. VF.
8. Nero. 54-68 CE. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.28 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa 66-67 CE. IMP NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / Salus seated left on draped throne, holding patera; SALVS in exergue. RIC I 66; Calicó 445; Biaggi 244-5. Good VF, a few scrapes and scratches. 4
9. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.38 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 71 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P, laureate head right / COS III FORT RED, Fortuna standing left, placing hand on prow and holding cornucopia. RIC II 1110; Lyon 7; Calicó 612; Biaggi 309. Good VF.
10. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AV Aureus (18mm, 7.51 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa earlymid 70 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / COS ITER FORT RED, Fortuna standing left, placing hand on prow and holding cornucopia. RIC II 18; Calicó 601; Biaggi 302. Near EF, scratches behind portrait.
11. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.41 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 77-78 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head left / Emperor standing left, in military attire, holding spear and parazonium, being crowned by Victory; COS VIII in exergue. RIC II 936; Calicó 625a; Biaggi 318. EF. Bold portrait.
12. Q. Cassius Longinus. 55 BCE. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.06 g, 6h). Rome mint. Head of Bonus Eventus or Genius Populi Romani right; [scepter] behind / Eagle standing right on thunderbolt; [lituus] and capis flanking, [Q • CA]SSI[VS] in exergue. Crawford 428/3; Sydenham 916; Cassia 7. Fair, toned. 13. Octavian. Spring-early summer 36 BCE. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.05 g, 5h). Southern or central Italian mint. [IMP CAESA]R DIVI F III VIR [ITER R P C], bare head right, wearing [beard] / COS ITER ET [TER DESIG], temple of Julius Caesar in the Forum Romanum: statue of Julius Caesar, holding lituus, within tetrastyle temple with star in pediment; altar to left, D[IVO IVL] on architrave. Crawford 540/2; CRI 315; Sydenham 1338; RSC 90 (Augustus). Fine, toned, some corrosion. 14. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BCE. AR Denarius (23mm, 2.93 g, 1h). Uncertain Italian mint, possibly Rome. Bare head right / Boundary stone of Jupiter Terminus, surmounted by laureate head of Octavian facing; winged thunderbolt below, IMP-[C]A[ESAR] across field. RIC I 269a; CRI 425; RSC 114 (Augustus). Fine, toned, some roughness, bankers’ marks.
15. Octavian. Autumn 30-summer 29 BCE. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.69 g, 12h). Uncertain Italian mint, possibly Rome. Laureate head of Octavian, as Apollo, right / Statue of Octavian, holding spear and parazonium, standing facing atop rostral column; IMP-CAESAR across field. RIC I 271; CRI 423; RSC 124 (Augustus). Fine, toned, banker’s mark on each side.
16. Augustus. 27 BCE-14 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.39 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 15-13 BCE. AVGV[STVS] DIVI F, bare head right / Augustus seated left on platform, receiving olive branches from two sldiers; IMP X in exergue. RIC I 165a; Lyon 13; RSC 133. Fine, toned, two bankers’ marks on obverse, minor loss around edge.
17. Augustus, with Caius and Lucius. 27 BCE-14 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.67 g, 10h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 2 BCE-12 CE. [C]AESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE, laureate head right / AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PR[INC IVVENT], Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, two shields and two spears between them; simpulum and lituus above, [C] L CAESARE[S] in exergue. RIC I 207; Lyon 82; RSC 43. Near VF, toned. 18. Claudius. 41-54 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.26 g, 3h). Rome mint. Struck 50-51 CE. TI CL[AVD CAESAR AVG P M TR P X] P P IMP XVIII, laureate head right / PACI AVGVSTAE, Pax-Nemesis standing right, drawing out fold of drapery and holding winged caduceus; to lower right, serpent gliding right. RIC I 58; von Kaenel Type 36; RSC 66a. Good Fine, toned, corrosion. 5
19. Claudius, with Agrippina Junior. 41-54 CE. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.05 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 51 CE. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG GERM P M TRIB POT P P, laureate head of Claudius right / AGRIPPINAE [A]VGVSTAE, draped bust of Agrippina right, wearing wreath of grain ears. RIC I 81; von Kaenel Type 50; RSC 4. VF, toned, some roughness on reverse. 20. Nero. As Caesar, 50-54 CE. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.55 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, 51 CE. [NERON]I CLAVDIO DRVSO GERM COS DESIGN, bareheaded and draped bust right / EQVESTOR/OR-DO/PRINCIP/IVVENT in four lines on shield, behind which stands a spear. RIC I 79 (Claudius); von Kaenel Type 53; RSC 97. Near VF, toned, light porosity.
21. Vitellius. 69 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.42 g, 6h). Spanish mint, probably Tarraco. Struck circa January-June 69 CE. A VITELLIVS IMP GERMAN, laureate head left, with globe at point of neck; palm frond before / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory advancing left, holding shield inscribed SP/QR. RIC I 36; ACIP 4246a; RSC 101. Good VF, toned.
22. Vespasian, with Titus and Domitian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.31 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa early-mid 70 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right / CAESAR AVG F COS CAESAR AVG F PR, confronted bare heads of Titus and Domitian. RIC II 16; RSC 5. VF, toned.
23. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.12 g, 7h). Rome mint. Struck JanuaryJune 71 CE. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, laureate head right / TRI POT II COS III P P, Pax seated left, holding branch and caduceus. RIC II 41; RSC 566. VF, toned.
24. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.13 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck JulyDecember 71 CE. [I]MP CAES VESP AVG P M, laureate head right / Simpulum, aspergillum, guttus, and lituus; [A]VGV[R] above, TRI POT below. RIC II 42; RSC 43. VF, toned, scratches.
25. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.47 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 74 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / PON MAX TR P COS V, emperor seated right, his feet on footstool, holding scepter and olive branch. RIC II 702; RSC 364. EF, toned.
26. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.50 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 74 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / PON MAX TR POT V, winged caduceus. RIC II 703; RSC 362. Good VF, toned.
27. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.37 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 74 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / PON MAX TR POT V, winged caduceus. RIC II 703; RSC 362. Good VF, toned.
28. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.55 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 74 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / PON MAX TR POT V, winged caduceus. RIC II 703; RSC 362. Good VF, toned. 6
29. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 75 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / PON MAX TR P COS VI, Pax seated left on throne, holding olive branch. RIC II 772; RSC 366. Good VF, toned.
30. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.12 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 76 CE. IMP CAESAR VESP[ASIANVS AVG], laureate head right / Eagle, with head right and wings spread, standing facing on garlanded base, thunderbolt in claws; COS-V[II] across field. RIC II 845; RSC 122. Good VF, toned.
31. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.11 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 76 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head left / Eagle, with head left and wings spread, standing facing on garlanded base, thunderbolt in claws; COS-VII across field. RIC II 848; RSC 120. VF, toned.
32. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.21 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 77-78 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / Pair of oxen under yoke to left; COS VIII in exergue. RIC II 943; RSC 133a. Near EF, toned, flan crack, scratches.
33. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.42 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 77-78 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / Pair of oxen under yoke to left; COS VIII in exergue. RIC II 943; RSC 133a. EF, toned, scrape at reverse edge.
34. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.08 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 77-78 CE. CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / ANNONA AVG, Annona seated left on throne, holding sack of grain ears on lap. RIC II 964; RSC 28. Good VF, toned.
35. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 77-78 CE. CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / ANNONA AVG, Annona seated left on throne, holding sack of grain ears on lap. RIC II 964; RSC 28. Good VF, toned.
36. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.22 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 77-78 CE. CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / Modius with grain ears; IMP-XIX across field. RIC II 980; RSC 216. Good VF, toned, scratches in fields.
37. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.10 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 77-78 CE. CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / Modius with grain ears; IMP-XIX across field. RIC II 980; RSC 216. Good VF, toned.
38. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (8mm, 3.39 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck JanuaryJune 79 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / TR POT X COS VIIII, statue of radiate male figure, holding spear and parazonium, standing atop rostral column. RIC II 1065; RSC 559. Near EF, toned. 7
39. Titus. As Caesar, 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.36 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, 77-78 CE. T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS, laureate head right / COS VI, Mars standing left, holding spear and trophy; grain ear to right. RIC II 949 (Vespasian); RSC 66. Near EF, toned.
40. Titus or Domitian. As Caesars, 69-79 CE and 69-81 CE, respectively. AR Denarius (18mm, 1.60 g). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, 77-78 CE. Blank / COS V, she-wolf left, head right, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus; boat in exergue. Cf. RIC II 953, 961 (Vespasian); cf. RSC 58a (Titus) and 51-2 (Domitian). Obverse heavily corroded, reverse Good VF, toned.
41. Domitian. As Caesar, 69-81 CE. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.18 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, 76-77 CE. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right / Minerva standing right on prow, brandishing spear and holding shield; owl at feet to right; COS-IIII across field. RIC II 920 (Vespasian); RSC 45a. Good VF, toned.
42. Domitian. As Caesar, 69-81 CE. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.11 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, 77-78 CE. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right / COS V, she-wolf left, head right, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus; boat in exergue. RIC II 961 (Vespasian); RSC 51. Good VF, toned, a few scratches.
43. Domitian. As Caesar, 69-81 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.25 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, 77-78 CE. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right / COS V, she-wolf left, head right, suckling the twins Remus and Romulus; boat in exergue. RIC II 961 (Vespasian); RSC 51. Good VF, toned, peripheral roughness.
44. Domitian. As Caesar, 69-81 CE. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.86 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, 77-78 CE. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right / CE-RES AVGVST, Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and torch. RIC II 976 (Vespasian); RSC 30. Near EF, toned.
45. Domitian. As Caesar, 69-81 CE. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.35 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, 79 CE. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS VI, laureate head right / PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, Salus standing right, with legs crossed, leaning on column, feeding serpent from patera. RIC II 1084 (Vespasian); RSC 384. EF, toned, minor flaw in obverse field.
46. Domitian. As Caesar, 69-81 CE. AR Denarius (1918mm, 3.36 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, 79 CE. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS VI, laureate head right / PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, Salus standing right, with legs crossed, leaning on column, feeding serpent from patera. RIC II 1084 (Vespasian); RSC 384. EF, toned.
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The Weissenberg Family Collection Triton XXI – Lot 744 Weissenberg Family Collection of Judaean and related coins. Lot of fifty-four (54) coins. Formed over two-generations, this collection is largely comprised of Judaean issues in silver, bronze, and lead dating from the Hasmonean period until the Bar Kochba revolt, as well as various Roman issues related directly or indirectly to the Jewish Wars. Lot also includes a small number of civic issues of the Holy Land. Fine to EF. ($50,000) Regarding the collecting of the “Judaea Capta” series, the Weissenbergs did not limit themselves to what many numismatists define as “Judaea Capta” issues, opining that many other victoria types reference the “definitive” Flavian victory – the victory over the Jews. Thus the observer will note that this lot contains some issues that are not typically identified as Jewish-related issues in the standard literature.
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The Weissenberg Family Collection Lot 744 1. SELEUKID EMPIRE. Antiochos VII Euergetes (Sidetes). 138-129 BCE. Æ Prutah (15mm, 2.57 g, 12h). Hasmonean vassalage issue under John Hyrkanos I (Yehohanan). Jerusalem mint. Struck 132-130 BCE. Lily / Upright anchor; [BAΣIΛEΩΣ/ANTIOXOY] to left, EYE[PΓETOY] to right, uncertain date below. SC 2123.1; Hendin 1131; HGC 9, 1103. Near VF, dark green-brown patina. Ex Münz Zentrum 62 (4 November 1987), lot 456.
2. JUDAEA, Hasmoneans. John Hyrkanos I (Yehohanan). 135-104 BCE. Æ Prutah (13mm, 1.88 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. “Yehohonan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews” in four lines; A above; all within wreath / Crossed cornucopias with pomegranate between. Meshorer Group A; Hendin 1132; HGC 10, 625. VF, green patina.
3. JUDAEA, Hasmoneans. Alexander Jannaios (Yehonatan). 103-76 BCE. Æ Prutah (12mm, 2.47 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. “Yehonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews” within wreath / Crossed cornucopias with pomegranate between. Meshorer Group P; Hendin 1145; HGC 10, 638. VF, dark green patina. Ex Holger-Dombrowski FPL 101 (November 1982), no. 2308.
4. JUDAEA, Hasmoneans. Alexander Jannaios (Yehonatan). 103-76 BCE. PB Prutah (18mm, 3.97 g). Uncertain mint. Blank / B[AΣIΛEΩΣ A]ΛEΞ[ANΔPOY], upright anchor within circle. Meshorer M1-3; Hendin 1155; HGC 10, 645. Fine, tan patina. Scarce. Lead prutot were for the most part struck under Alexander Jannaios (Hendin 1155-56), although some extremely rare anonymous issues are also known (Hendin 1157-58). These issues may have served as a kind of token coinage, given as largess and redeemable for food or other gifts.
5. JUDAEA, Hasmoneans. John Hyrkanos II (Yonatan). 67 and 63-40 BCE. Æ Prutah (13mm, 1.78 g, 1h). Jerusalem mint. “Yonatan the High Priest and the Council of Jews” within wreath / Crossed cornucopias with pomegranate between. Meshorer Group S; Hendin 1159; HGC 10, 641 (Alexander Jannaios). VF, brown patina, struck off-center. Ex Holger-Dombrowski FPL 101 (November 1982), no. 2309.
6. JUDAEA, Hasmoneans. Mattathias Antigonos (Mattatayah). 40-37 BCE. Æ Four Prutot (19mm, 7.29 g, 9h). Jerusalem mint. “Mattatayah the High Priest,” cornucopia tied with ribbons / ΒACIΛ/ANTIΓ within wreath. Meshorer 37c; Hendin 1163; HGC 10, 647. VF, dark green patina, earthen highlights. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 436 (September 1981), no. 158.
7. JUDAEA, Procurators. Valerius Gratus. 15-26 CE. Æ Prutah (16mm, 2.20 g, 11h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 5 of Tiberius (18/19 CE). TIB/KAI/CAP within wreath / Palm frond; IOY-ΛIA and L-Є (date) across field. Meshorer 328; Hendin 1339; RPC I 4965. VF, green and red-brown patina.
8. JUDAEA, Procurators. Antonius Felix. 52-59 CE. Æ Prutah (17mm, 2.34 g, 6h). Jerusalem mint. In the name of Nero Claudius and Britannicus. Dated year 14 of Claudius (14 CE). NЄPω KΛA[Y KAI]CAP, crossed shields and spears / Palm tree with dates; BPIT, [L-IΔ] (date), and K-AI in field. Meshorer 340; Hendin 1348; RPC I 4971. VF, dark green patina.
9. JUDAEA, Procurators. Porcius Festus. 59-62 CE. Æ Prutah (17mm, 2.40 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 5 of Nero (58/9 CE). NЄP/ωNO/C within wreath / L Є (date) K[AIC]-APOC, palm frond. Meshorer 345; Hendin 1351; RPC I 4972. VF, earthen green patina. 10
10. JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (22mm, 13.73 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 1 (66/7 CE). “Shekel of Israel,” ritual chalice with broad rim; [year] “1” above / “Jerusalem [the] holy,” sprig with three pomegranate buds. Meshorer 187; Hendin 1354; Sofaer 2-3. EF, toned. Ex Monetarium FPL 28 (Spring 1979), no. 50.
11. JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Shekel (22mm, 14.28 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 2 (67/8 CE). “Shekel of Israel,” ritual chalice with broad rim decorated with row of pellets; “y[ear] 2” above / “Jerusalem the holy,” sprig with three pomegranate buds. Meshorer 193; Hendin 1358; Sofaer 5-8. EF, toned. Nice surfaces. Ex Monetarium FPL 28 (Spring 1979), no. 51. 12. JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. AR Half Shekel (19mm, 6.99 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 2 (67/8 CE). “Half of a shekel,” ritual chalice with broad rim decorated with row of pellets; “y[ear] 2” above / “Jerusalem the holy,” sprig with three pomegranate buds. Meshorer 195; Hendin 1359; Sofaer 9-10. Near EF, darkly toned. Ex Galerie des Monnaies FPL 35 (Spring 1979), no. 74. 13. JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. Æ Prutah (16mm, 2.75 g, 6h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 3 (68/9 CE). “Year three,” amphora / “The freedom of Zion,” vine leaf on branch. Meshorer 204; Hendin 1363; Sofaer 31-5. Good VF, brown surfaces.
14. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (18mm, 3.41 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Dated year 2 (133/4 CE). “Shim‘” within wreath / “Year two of the freedom of Is[ra]e[l],” flagon with handle; lulav to right. Mildenberg 22 (O5’/R15); Meshorer 250b; Hendin 1391. EF, toned.
15. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Sela – Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.96 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Undated issue (struck year 3, 134/5 CE). “Shim‘on,” view of the Temple at Jerusalem; showbread table within / “For the freedom of Jerusalem,” bundle of lulav; etrog to left. Mildenberg 92 (O17/R71); Meshorer 269a; Hendin 1413a. EF, toned.
16. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (20mm, 3.27 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Undated issue (struck year 3, 134/5 CE). “Shim‘on” within wreath / “For the freedom of Jerusalem,” flagon with handle; lulav to right. Mildenberg 110 (O17/R80); Meshorer 283a; Hendin 1422. Near EF, toned. Overstruck on a denarius of Trajan, with traces of obverse legend visible (...AIANVS AV...).
17. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (18mm, 3.03 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Undated issue (struck year 3, 134/5 CE). “Shim‘on” within wreath / “For the freedom of Jerusalem,” flagon with handle; lulav to right. Mildenberg 116 (O17/R81); Meshorer 283; Hendin 1427. EF, toned. 18. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (18mm, 3.41 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Undated issue (struck year 3, 134/5 CE). “Shim‘on” within wreath / “For the freedom of Jerusalem,” two trumpets. Mildenberg 123 (O19/R85); Meshorer 276; Hendin 1426. EF, toned. Overstruck on a drachm of Trajan from Bostra, with traces of obverse legend visible (...KP KAIC NЄ...). Ex Monetarium FPL 30 (Winter 1979/1980), no. 50.
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19. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (17mm, 3.20 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Undated issue (struck year 3, 134/5 CE). “Shim‘on” within wreath / “For the freedom of Jerusalem,” lyre with three strings. Mildenberg 130 (O19/R67); Meshorer 272c; Hendin 1429. EF, toned. Ex Monetarium FPL 30 (Winter 1979/1980), no. 48.
20. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (19mm, 3.41 g, 6h). Jerusalem mint. Undated issue (struck year 3, 134/5 CE). “Shim‘on,” grape bunch on vine / “For the freedom of Jerusalem,” lyre with three strings. Mildenberg 179 (O22/R113); Meshorer 274b; Hendin 1435. EF, toned.
21. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. AR Zuz – Denarius (18mm, 3.45 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Undated issue (struck year 3, 134/5 CE). “Shim‘on,” grape bunch on vine / “For the freedom of Jerusalem,” lyre with three strings. Mildenberg 183 (O22/R117); Meshorer 274b; Hendin 1435. EF, toned.
22. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Æ (2523mm, 9.09 g, 6h). Jerusalem mint. Undated issue (struck year 3, 134/5 CE). “Shim‘on,” grape leaf on vine / “For the freedom of Jerusalem,” palm tree with two bunches of dates. Mildenberg 112 (O10/R76); Meshorer 292; Hendin 1437. Good Fine, green patina.
23. JUDAEA, Bar Kochba Revolt. 132-135 CE. Æ (19mm, 5.67 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. Undated issue (struck year 3, 134/5 CE). “For the freedom of Jerusalem,” palm frond within wreath / “Shim‘on,” lyre with three strings. Mildenberg 33 (O2/R12); Meshorer 297; Hendin 1436. Good VF, red-brown patina.
24. Caligula. 37-41 CE. Æ (25mm, 13.49 g, 12h). Ascalon (Judaea) mint. Dated CY 142 (38/9 CE). [CΕBAC]-TOC, laureate head left / ACKAΛΩ, Tyche-Astarte standing left on prow, holding scepter and aplustre; altar to left; to right, dove above BM[P] (date). Yashin 83-4; RPC I 4882. Fine, brown surfaces. Rare. Ex Lanz 146 (25 May 2009), lot 367.
25. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. Æ As (28mm, 9.30 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 77-78 CE. [IMP] CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS [VIII P P], laureate head right / [IVDAEA C] APTA, palm tree; arms to left; to right, Jewess seated right. RIC II 1233; Lyon 91; Hendin 1561. Fine, brown patina, roughness and scratches. Rare.
26. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.20 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck late December 69-early 70 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS A[VG], laureate head right / Jewess seated right at base of trophy; [I]VDAEA in exergue. RIC II 2; Hendin 1479; RSC 226. VF, toned, surfaces a bit rough.
27. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. Fourrée Denarius (17mm, 2.82 g, 5h). Imitating a Rome mint issue struck late December 69-early 70 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / Jewess seated right at base of trophy; IVDAEA in exergue. For prototype: RIC II 2; Hendin 1479; RSC 226. VF, toned, corroded obverse, small breaks in plating on reverse. 12
28. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 25.83 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 71 CE. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / [VICTORIA AVGVSTI], Victory standing right, left foot on helmet, inscribing O[B]/C[IV]/S[ERV] on shield set on palm tree; to right, Jewess seated right; S-C across field. RIC II 224; Hendin 1508c. Good Fine, green patina, slightly double struck, small scrape at reverse edge. Ex Lanz 106 (27 November 2001), lot 323.
29. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. Æ As (27mm, 12.99 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 71 CE. [IMP] CAES VESPASIAN AVG CO[S III], laureate head right / IVDEA CAPTA, palm tree; arms to left; to right, Jewess seated right; S C in exergue. RIC II 305; Hendin 1554b. Near VF, greenbrown patina, rough surfaces.
30. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. Æ As (27mm, 11.11 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 71 CE. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, laureate head right / VICTORIA NAVALIS, Victory standing right on prow, holding wreath and palm frond; S-C across field. RIC II 336. VF, brown patina. Ex Lanz 138 (26 November 2007), lot 608.
31. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.41 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 72-73 CE. [IM]P CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head right / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory standing right, holding palm frond and crowning standard. RIC II 362; RSC 618. Near EF, toned. Ex Lanz 135 (21 May 2007), lot 583.
32. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.95 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 72-73 CE. IMP CAE[S VESP AVG P] M COS IIII, laureate head right / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory standing right, holding palm frond and crowning standard. RIC II 362; RSC 618. VF, toned, light porosity.
33. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.33 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 77-78 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head left / COS VIII, Mars standing left, holding spear and trophy. RIC II 938; RSC 126. Fine, toned. 34. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.45 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck January-June 79 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / TR POT X COS VIIII, Victory standing left, placing shield on trophy; below, captive seated left. RIC II 1068; RSC 552. Good VF, lightly toned. Ex Lanz 109 (27 May 2002), lot 351.
35. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.19 g, 6h). Ephesus mint. Struck 70 CE. IMP CAESAR VESP AVG COS II TR P P P, laureate head right / PACI AVGVSTAE, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; [Φ or (BY)] to lower left. RIC II 1412 or 1421; RPC II 820 or 825; RSC 278 or 278a. VF, toned, some porosity and scratches. 36. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.48 g, 6h). Ephesus mint. Struck 71 CE. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head right / PACI AVGVSTAE, Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond; E(PH)E to lower right. RIC II 1431; RPC II 833; RSC 276. VF, lightly toned. Ex Lanz 112 (25 November 2002), lot 377.
37. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.30 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Struck 72 CE. IMP CAES VE[SP AVG P M C]OS IIII, laureate head right / Vespasian, holding eagletipped scepter and olive branch, driving quadriga right. RIC II 1559; Hendin 1491; RPC II 1931; RSC 643. Near EF, toned, roughness on obverse. Ex Lanz 135 (21 May 2007), lot 583.
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38. Vespasian. 69-79 CE. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 13.19 g, 12h). Alexandria mint. Dated RY 2 (69/70 CE). AYTOK KAIΣ ΣEBA OYEΣΠAΣIANOY, laureate head right; L B (date) before / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. Köln 276; Dattari (Savio) 360; K&G 20.12; Emmett 205; RPC II 2412. Good Fine, toned, some roughness.
39. Titus. As Caesar, 69-79 CE. Æ As (25mm, 10.37 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, 72 CE. T CAESAR VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II, laureate head right / VICTORIA N-AVALIS, Victory standing right on prow, holding wreath and palm frond; S-C across field. RIC II 471 (Vespasian; this coin cited and illustrated on pl. 36). Good VF, brown patina, gently smoothed in a few areas. Very rare. Ex Lanz 121 (22 November 2004), lot 366.
40. Titus. As Caesar, 69-79 CE. Æ As (26mm, 8.85 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, 73 CE. [T] CAES IMP PON TR P COS II CEN[S], laureate head right / VICTORIA AVGVST, Victory standing right on prow, holding wreath and palm frond; S-C across field. RIC II 641 (Vespasian). Fine, brown patina, roughness.
41. Titus. As Caesar, 69-79 CE. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.05 g, 6h). Antioch mint. Struck under Vespasian, 72-73 CE. [T CAES IMP VES]P PON TR POT, laureate and draped bust right / Palm tree; to left, Titus standing right, left foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; to right, Jewess seated right. RIC II 1562 (Vespasian); Hendin 1492; RPC II 1934; RSC 392. VF, toned. 42. Titus. As Caesar, 69-79 CE. Æ (21mm, 9.32 g, 12h). Caesarea Maritima (Judaea) mint. Struck under Vespasian, circa 71-73 CE. AYTOKP TI-TOΣ KAIΣAP, laureate head right / [IO]YΔAIAC E-[AΛ]ωKYIAC, Victory standing right, left foot on helmet, inscribing [AYT/T/KAIC] on shield set on palm tree. Meshorer 381; Hendin 1446; RPC II 2311. Near VF, rough green and red patina. Ex Lanz 123 (30 May 2005), lot 519.
43. Titus. As Caesar, 69-79 CE. Æ (22mm, 7.85 g, 12h). Caesarea Maritima (Judaea) mint. Struck under Vespasian, circa 71-73 CE. AYTOKP TI[T]-OC KAICAP, laureate head right / IOVΔAIAC EAΛ-ωKVIAC, Victory standing right, left foot on helmet, inscribing [AYT/T/KAIC] on shield set on palm tree. Meshorer 381a; Hendin 1446; RPC II 2311. VF, brown surfaces, reverse double struck. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 504 (October 1987), no. 41.
44. Titus. As Caesar, 69-79 CE. Æ (23mm, 12.15 g, 12h). Caesarea Maritima (Judaea) mint. Struck under Vespasian, circa 71-73 CE. [AV]T[OKP T]ITO-Σ KAIΣA[P], laureate head right / IOYΔAIAΣ [EAΛ]ΩKYIAΣ, trophy; to left, Jewess seated left; shield to right. Meshorer 384a; Hendin 1449; RPC II 2313. Fine, green-brown patina.
45. Titus. 79-81 CE. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.15 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck JanuaryJune 80 CE. IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M, laureate head right / Trophy; to left, Britannia seated left in attitude of mourning; to right, bound British captive seated right. RIC II 102; RSC 306. Good Fine, toned.
46. Titus. 79-81 CE. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 24.30 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck 80-81 CE. [IMP T CAE]S VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, laureate head left / [VICTORIA AVGVST], Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; S-C across field. RIC II 183. Fine, brown patina, roughness. 14
47. Domitian. As Caesar, 69-81 CE. Æ As (28mm, 9.81 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, 73 CE. CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II, laureate head right / VICTORIA NAVALIS, Victory standing right on prow, holding wreath and palm frond; S-C across field. RIC II 650 (Vespasian). Good VF, green-brown patina, some smoothing and cleaning marks. Ex Lanz 123 (30 May 2005), lot 522.
48. Hadrian. 117-138 CE. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.67 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa 134-138 CE. HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory standing right, drawing drapery and holding olive branch. RIC II 282; RSC 1455. VF, toned, porosity.
49. Hadrian. 117-138 CE. Æ (24mm, 11.44 g, 3h). Philadelphia (Decapolis) mint. Struck circa 130 CE. AYTOKPA AΔP[IANOC CEBAC]TOC, laureate head of Hadrian right / ΦIΛAΔEΛΦEωN KOIΛHC CYPIAC, laureate head of youthful Hercules right, with lion’s skin tied around neck. Spijkerman 13; Sofaer 16; RPC III 4091. Fine, green patina, scratches. Very rare. Ex Münz Zentrum XXXVI (7 November 1979), lot 190.
50. Hadrian, with Antoninus Pius as Caesar. 117-138 CE. Æ (22mm, 7.07 g, 12h). Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem) mint. Struck 138 CE. [I]MP [CAE TRAIA HADRIANO AVG], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right / [IM]P T A[EL] CA[ES ANT]ONINVS C A K, bare head of Pius right. Meshorer, Aelia 9; Sofaer 10; RPC III 3970. Fine, porous brown surfaces, planchet flaw. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 436 (September 1981), no. 157.
51. Hadrian. 117-138 CE. Æ (20mm, 9.64 g, 12h). Caesarea Maritima (Judaea) mint. Struck circa 120s CE. IMP TRA HA[DRI]ANO CA A, laureate and draped bust of Hadrian right / C I F A-VG CAESAR, Tyche-Astarte standing left, right foot on forepart of harbour god, holding bust and spear. Kadman 26; Sofaer 28-9; RPC III 3960. Near VF, dark green patina. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 436 (September 1981), no. 154.
52. Antoninus Pius. 138-161 CE. Æ (21mm, 7.76 g, 12h). Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem) mint. IMP [C T] AEL ANT, bare head of Pius right / COL AE CAPIT, draped bust of Serapis right, wearing modius. Meshorer, Aelia 13; Sofaer 14. VF, green and brown patina.
53. Caracalla. 198-217 CE. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 10.79 g, 12h). Gaza (Judaea) mint. Struck 215-217 CE. [A]VT KAI ANTΩNINOC CЄ, laureate head right / ΔHMAPX [Є] Ξ VΠATOC Δ, eagle standing facing, head and tail left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star in upper right field; between legs, symbol of Marnas within wreath. Prieur 1685; Sofaer –. VF, lightly toned, some encrustation. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 417 (November/December 1979), no. 347.
54. Gordian III. 238-244 CE. Æ (28mm, 15.89 g, 12h). Berytus (Phoenicia) mint. Struck 241-244 CE. IMP C[A]ES [M ANT] GORDIANV[S AV]G COS [II P P], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COL [IV]-L [A-VG] FEL, facing bust of Tyche flanked by two aquilae; all within tetrastyle temple with shield in pediment and statuary along roofline; BE-R across lower field; in exergue, dolphin right. Sawaya Series 117 (D384/R?); BMC 231-4. Fine, green patina, roughness.
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