2396

2396- Mattathias Antigonus, 40-37 B.C.E. AE Prutah (14m

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:12,500.00 USD Estimated At:25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD
2396- Mattathias Antigonus, 40-37 B.C.E. AE Prutah (14m
<Our item number 109965><B>Mattathias Antigonus, 40-37 B.C.E. AE Prutah &#40;14mm&#41;. Cf. AJC pl.55, group Z. Hen-<B>485</B>.</B> The Showbread Table, consisting of a flat board supported by four legs. <I>Reverse:</I> The Temple Menorah. <B>Choice Very Fine.</B> <BR><BR>This coin is extremely rare, and particularly desirable as the centering is excellent, as is the boldness of strike. It seems likely that this type served more as a special issue of some sort rather than a coin seen in daily transactions. During the Second Temple period, depictions of these, the most sacred vessels within the Temple, were prohibited. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;25,000-35,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 109965<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109965.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109965N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>