1. Nero "Temple of Janus" as: $65 Nero. AD 54-68. Æ As(28mm, 10.3g). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 65. NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP, Bare head right / PACE P R TERRA MARIQ PARTA IANVM CLVSIT, Temple of Janus with closed doors to left hung with garland and latticed window to right, S-C in upper exergue. RIC I 304. 2. Hadrian/Antoninus Pius, Aelia Capitolina(the city previously known as Jerusalem). These were struck directly after the Bar Kochba revolt and are relatively scarce and the historical context is absolutely fascinating - $35 JUDAEA, Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Hadrian, with Antoninus Pius as Caesar. AD 117-138. Æ (20mm, 9.9g). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Hadrian right / Head of Antoninus right. Meshorer, Aelia 9; Rosenberger 9. 3. Septimius Severus denarius, Jupiter with thunderbolt reverse - $30 Septimius Severus Denarius. 208 AD. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / P M TR P X-VI COS III P P, Jupiter standing facing, head turned right, holding thunderbolt in right hand, sceptre in left, cloak wrapped around waist. RSC 502. RIC 216V 4. Jovian "VOT V MVLT X" Æ3 - $20 Jovian AE3(20mm, 3.6g), Siscia. 363-364 AD. DN IOVIA-NVS PF AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right / VOT V MVLT X in four lines within wreath, mintmark BSISC or BSIRM. RIC VIII Siscia 426 B or RIC VIII Sirmium 118 B 5. Cilicia, Korkyos Æ22mm, Tyche/Hermes, ex. Eduardo Levante collection and published as SNG Levante 791. An excellent example of the type, even with the cleaning scratches. $84 A great deal considering it sold for $84 + 15% fees(a total of $96.60) in CNG 66 over 12 years ago. Cilicia, Korykos. Circa 1st century BC. Æ22mm(6.30 gm). Turreted head of Tyche right; ΔΙ behind / Hermes standing left, holding phiale and caduceus. ΚΩΡΥΚΙΩΤΩΝ to right. SNG Levante 791 (this coin); cf. SNG France 1075; cf. SNG von Aulock 5679. Ex Eduardo Levante Collection(CNG 66, lot 549). 6. John Hyrcanus prutah - One of the earliest types of independent Judaean coinage. An extremely important piece of Jewish history and a fantastic starting point for anyone wanting to collect Judaean coins. One of the best Paleo-Hebrew legends I've ever seen on one of these types. $62 Hasmoneian Kingdom of Judaea, John Hyrcanus I AE Prutah. 135-104 BC. Obverse: 'A' monogram, YHO(HH)NN("Yehochanan") H("the") KHN("Priest") H("the") GDL("high") W("and") (HH)BR("Council") H("the") YHWDYM("Jews") Paleo-hebrew within wreath. Reverse: Double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, pomegranate between horns, border of dots. Jerusalem mint. Hendin 1131. Meshorer TJC A 7. Alexander Jannaeus prutah, one of the types commonly referred to as a good possibility for the biblical "Widows mite". $55 Alexander Jannaeus. 103-76 B.C.E. Æ prutah (16.2 mm, 2.74 g, 12 h). Legend between rays of star with eight rays within diadem / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, inverted anchor. Hendin 1150; Meshorer TJC K. 8. Herod Agrippa prutah. Herod Agrippa was the biblical king who killed James. This is an excellent budget example of a prutah minted under his rule. $20 JUDAEA. Herodian Dynasty. Agrippa I (37 – 44 A.D.) Æ Prutah, approx. 17.1 mm, 1.93 g. DATED "YEAR 6" = 41/42 A.D. Obv: "BACIΛEWC AΓPIПA" (of King Agrippa), fringed, umbrella-style canopy. Rev: Three ears of barley and two leaves, flanked by date "L S". Hendin 1244 Payment by PayPal(F&F or G&S+3%) or Google Wallet. Shipping is $3 for USPS first class in a bubble mailer in the US - international shipping, priority, etc., just ask. As always, I am willing to discuss trades for Roman Republic bronze or silver and feel free to make an offer: I will be especially receptive if you're willing to buy multiple coins.
