JEWISH WAR SILVER SHEKEL – YEAR 2 ISSUE – CHOICE XF NGC GRADED GREEK JUDAEA COIN (Inv. 21235)

$9,250.00

21235. JUDAEA. JEWISH WAR, 66-70 CE.
Silver Shekel, 13.23 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.
Deutsch 103 (O7’/R98, Deutsch citing only one specimen of this die pair); Hendin 6th edition 6387; Meshorer 193.
NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 4/5, Surface 3/5, very well struck with dark toning, the devices particularly prominent, giving the coin exceptional visual appeal.