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2588- Medium Bronze (26 mm) dated year 2 (133/4 C.E.)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 700.00 USD
2588- Medium Bronze (26 mm) dated year 2 (133/4 C.E.)
<Our item number 110188><B>Medium Bronze &#40;26 mm&#41; dated year 2 &#40;133/4 C.E.&#41;. AJC 42c. Mild 78 [19 examples cited]. Hen-<B>708</B>.</B> Three-lobed vine leaf. <I>Reverse:</I> Palm tree with seven branches. <B>Fine to Very Fine.</B> <BR><BR>The host coin, no doubt being very worn, was countermarked twice for use by the Tenth Legion. These rectangular stamps can be quite easily seen on the reverse of the coin: galley right, and boar. This same coin was then restruck during the Bar Kokhba War, using their standard types &#40;vine leaf/palm tree&#41;. Certainly a coin with several stories to tell! <BR>Estimated Value &#36;500-700. <BR><BR>Our item number 110188<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/110188.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/110188N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>