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Offline Pekka K

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PB tessera with Chalice / Pomegranates
« on: December 22, 2019, 12:37:20 pm »

Obv: Chalice or Omer cup,

Rev: Stem with pearled base and three pomegranates.

Material: Lead (PB),

size: 12.4 - 13.3 mm,

weight: 3.51 g.

Reminds Jewish war silver coins,  but no legeds.

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Captured picture from dealer  group lot.

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Re: PB tessera with Chalice / Pomegranates
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2019, 06:21:52 am »
Unless you find a certainly authentic parallel example, I would be highly suspicious of this one.
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Re: PB tessera with Chalice / Pomegranates
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2019, 06:52:31 am »

Thank you. That is my gut feeling.

CNG sold similar, but not same.

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