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2616- AR tetradrachm (14.29g) attributed to year 3 (134

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
2616- AR tetradrachm (14.29g) attributed to year 3 (134
<Our item number 109973><B>AR tetradrachm &#40;14.29g&#41; attributed to year 3 &#40;134/5 C.E.&#41;. AJC 53c. Mild 88 [7 examples cited]. Hen-<B>713 var</B>.</B> Tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem; within the middle of the Temple interior, the Ark of the Covenant in chest form; wavy line composed of four semicircles connected by three horizontal bars above Temple Architrave. <I>Reverse:</I> Lulav thrice bound; to left, etrog. <B>As found &#40;uncleaned&#41;; Extremely Fine.</B> <BR><BR>It is most unusual to find any ancient coin totally uncleaned with such charismatic surfaces and color as this one. It is provocative to speculate how this coin was secreted in ancient times and remained so original, yet enhanced by the passage of millenia. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;4,000-6,000. <I><BR>Ex Sternberg XXXIV.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 109973<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109973.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/ 41jpegs/109973N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>