JEWISH WAR SILVER SHEKEL – SPECTACULAR YEAR 2 IRIDESCENT SPECIMEN STRUCK FROM RARE DIE COMBINATION – AU NGC GRADED JUDAEA COIN (Inv. 19237)

$15,500.00

FPL VI, 58 (19237). JUDAEA. JEWISH WAR, 66-70 CE.
Silver shekel, 14.11 g, 23 mm. Issue of Jerusalem, dated year 2 (67/8 CE).
Obv. “Shekel of Israel; year 2” (paleo-Hebrew), chalice with rim of eight pearls. Rev. “Jerusalem the Holy” (paleo-Hebrew), staff with three pomegranate buds.
Hendin 6th edition 6387; Deutsch 92 (O 7/R 88), listing only 3 specimens from this die pairing.
NGC graded AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, a coin with incredible visual appeal, featuring a spectacular glossy surface, replete with gentle rose iridescent highlights against a gray background.