This one has been hard to get... ...I've been on the lookout for one of these for a while but have been unsuccessful in finding one that I felt good about. I wanted to post this on Friday but I was not 100% sure if my offer had been accepted. I received confirmation this morning. I don't have it in hand yet but I have faith that I will receive it within the week.
Great patina, and lovely 19th century painting. Herod looks rather fierce and somber there. The lass with the pending wardrobe malfunction doesn't look too happy, either.
Nice looking coin! It threw me off when it said "aro und upright palm branch..." I was wondering what aro und meant until O typed it here...around! Haha!
Nice coin! Quality of alloy used for these coins makes it harder to find them in decent condition. My example is a half denomination with a green patina:
I Hi. Can you help me? Recently I was able to get the lot of these four coins, weight from 11.3 to 13.9 g - full denomination i guess. I don't know if they are all the same? I would like to keep one for my collection and sell the rest. But I can't choose. Could I have an your opinion, please? Greetings, Robert
@Robichari, my first choice would be one of the two on the bottom row. Bottom right has a better observe, but I prefer the bottom left one because the date is clearer on it than the others. I think it is the same date as the one on my example in the post above, L-ΛΓ, flanking the palm branch (year 33, 29/30 AD). Based upon the weight you cited, it is a full denomination coin vs the half denomination coin that I posted. I believe the gamma looks a little like a "C" because the staff of the last P in the surrounding reverse legend, HPωΔOY TE-TPAPXOY, is extending to the bottom of it. (You can see the first "OY" in this inscription on the reverse of the bottom right coin.) Here's another Herod Antipas coin of mine, a quarter denomination example which has a more similar patina to your coins. It has complete legends, although the letters are somewhat hard to read. The reverse inscription begins at about 2 o'clock vs at 7 o'clock on your coin. JUDAEA, Herodians. Herod III Antipas. 4 BC-39 AD. Æ Quarter Unit (14mm, 2.74 g, 6h). Tiberias mint. Dated RY 37 (33/4 CE). TIBE PIAC within wreath / HPWΔΟΥ TETPAPXOY; upright palm frond; L ΛZ (date) flanking.
@Deacon Ray, people on the east coast always say everything I would have by the time I get to your threads, but it's time to ignore that. This, and all you do here, are the top of the top. Your convergence of graphic acumen, numismatic and historical erudition, and, Dang, the Coins,* are quietly but consistently mind-blowing. *Yeah, you're also one of the many people here who really demonstrate the art and science of collecting in its own right.
