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Æ20 'half-denomination' - Herod of Chalcis
| Issuer | Herod of Chalcis |
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| Year | 43-44 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse lettering | ΚΛΑΥΔΙ ΩΚΑΙΣΑ ΡΙ ΣΕΒΑΣ ΤΩ ΕΤΓ (Translation: For Claudius Caesar Augustus, year 3) |
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Herod of Chalcis ruled a small client kingdom in the Beqaa Valley under Claudian patronage, his authority confirmed by Rome following the death of Agrippa I in 44 AD. His coinage output was limited — Chalcis was a minor political prize, granted partly to keep a Herodian loyalist close to Rome's interests in the region. The "half-denomination" designation reflects a fractional relationship to a larger bronze unit, though the larger denomination itself is scarce enough that the pairing remains debated among specialists.