Savoca Coins

Silver | 148th Silver Auction  –  20 November 2022

Savoca Coins, Silver | 148th Silver Auction

Ancient and World Coins

Su, 20.11.2022, from 6:00 PM CET
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Description

Kings of Armenia Minor. Uncertain mint. Aristobulus AD 54-92. Citing Nero as Emperor. Dated RY 13 (AD 66/7)
Bronze Æ

26 mm, 12,08 g

[BACIΛEΩC APICTOBOYΛOY] [ET IΓ], diademed head left / [NEPΩ-NI KΛAY-ΔIΩ KAICA-PI CEBACTΩ ΓEPMANI-KΩ] in six lines within wreath.

fine

Kovacs 299; RPC I 3839.

Aristobulus was the great grandson of Herod the Great and was married to the infamous Salome. In Salome's previous marriage to her uncle Herod Philip, a son of Herod the Great, she danced before Herod Antipas and demanded the head of John the Baptist. For additional historical information, see David Hendin's Guide to Biblical Coins 5th addition, pp. 274-5.

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