Moneta
Registered: August 2005
Location: Arizona USA
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Judea under Roman Procurators, in this case the famous Pontius Pilate (26 - 36 AD). This example dated during the ministry of Jesus Christ, here displayed as Year 16= 29-30 A.D. Obverse: Libation ladle (simpulum); Lettering: ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΡΙCΑΡΟC LΙς [Translation: of Tiberius Caesar, year 16]. Reverse: Three bound ears of grain, the outer two droop; Lettering: ΙΟΥ ΛΙΑ ΚΑΙCΑΡΟC, [Translation: Julia the Queen]. Hendin # 1341; Meshorer TJC 331. In VF condition at 1.90 g.; 15.9 mm.
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