What is this coin worth and what does anyone know about it if anything?

[jybx494]

I bought this coin on a whim and don't know what I got or what it's worth

[JAZ Numismatics]

They are rare and valuable coins, if what you have matches the ticket. It would be helpful if you could take the coin out of the flip and get a better resolution pic of both sides.

[jybx494]

Okay I did so- These seem to be the best resolution I can get for the time being

[John Conduitt]

You bought a coin for $4500 on a whim? You can afford to take it to an expert.

[jybx494]

I paid like 3500 - I like the coin but right now I'm still deciding whether I want to keep or sell

[kirispupis]

The value is difficult to determine without seeing a good photo of both sides of the coin, but this is a rarer type of Yehud. I recall seeing a few of these come to market recently, so the sticker price looks high. 

[JAZ Numismatics]

The sticker price is just a gimmick so a dealer can convince you you're not overpaying when he gives it to you half price. Oldest trick in the book.

[Sulla80]

Here's one that should be the same dies as yours: MCP YHD 13, dies O1/R1

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6669856

Sold by CNG in 2020 for $3000 : "Meshorer identified the obverse type as God's ear (pp. 11–2), stating: In ancient forms of ritual and prayers to various deities, the notable relationship between man and his god was that between supplicant and listener: the supplicant voices his prayer and entreaties to his god, and the god listens and tries to carry out his wishes. Thus the god's most important organ was his ear that heard the prayer. Indeed, an appeal to the gods and an appeal to the God of Israel was to be directed to their ears, and there are many examples of this in the Bible, including: 'Incline Thine ear unto me and hear my speech' (Ps. 17:6); 'Incline Thine ear unto me and save me' (Ps. 71:2), and 'Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and answer me' (Ps. 86:1)."

and

"here we are dealing with the only coin from the world of antiquity on which an ear is depicted".

Click the link to read more from: Meshorer, Yaʻakov. A Treasury of Jewish Coins: From the Persian Period to Bar Kokhba. Jerusalem: Yad Ben-Zvi Press; Nyack, NY: Amphora, 2001.

https://archive.org/details/treasuryofjewish0000mesh/page/10/mode/2up

I'd be interested to see the ear of God on your coin.

Edited December 30, 2024 by Sulla80

[CPK]

Did you buy it from FORVM Ancient Coins? That's their tag. Here is the archived listing:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=99503q00.jpg&vpar=1293&zpg=114616&fld=

 

With FORVM the authenticity should be beyond question. But spending thousands of dollars on something you know literally nothing about is foolish to say the least. I find it a bit hard to believe, to be honest.

[panzerman]

I wholeheartily agree!

 

I always try to do thorough research first/ reference books/ search engines really help.

John

[sand]

Hello @jybx494. Welcome to Nvmis Forvms. Is this your first ancient coin? When you take photos of the coin, it may be helpful, to have a light shining on the coin, such as a flashlight or a lamp, so that it can be seen better. Also, try taking photos, with the light source at different angles, relative to the coin, to better show the coin details. And, if you can zoom in closer to the coin, so that the coin occupies most of the photo area, that may result in a higher resolution or clearer photo. And, if you can put your phone or camera on some books or something like that, then use the phone's or camera's 10 second timer, so that your hand is not touching the phone or camera when the photo is taken, then that may result in sharper photos. Here's a good web site, for buying ancient coins. Many ancient coins cost less than $50.

Online coin dealers. Ancient Coins, US Coins and World Coins | VCoins 

Edited December 30, 2024 by sand