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2 Prutot - Herod Archelaus
| Issuer | Judea |
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| Year | 4 BC - 6 AD |
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| Currency | Prutah (140 BC-95 AD) |
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| Obverse description | Double cornucopiae displayed in parallel, curving inward and adorned with bunches of grapes, both horns oriented to the left. The Greek legend ΗΡWΔΗC (Herod) appears within the field, distributed around the central device. The design is set within a beaded border typical of Herodian bronze coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΕΘΝ ΡΧΑ CΗ (Translation: Ethnarch) |
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Herod Archelaus ruled as ethnarch rather than king — a deliberate demotion imposed by Augustus, who refused him the royal title his father Herod the Great had held. He governed Judea, Samaria, and Idumea for a decade before his own subjects, Jews and Samaritans alike, sent a joint delegation to Rome to demand his removal. Augustus exiled him to Vienne in Gaul around 6 AD, at which point Judea passed directly to Roman prefectural administration — the governing structure that would still be in place during the prefecture of Pontius Pilate.