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Æ26 - Herod of Chalcis
| Issuer | Judea |
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| Year | 43-44 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | A five-line Greek inscription enclosed within a central circular border, the whole surrounded by a laurel wreath tied at the base with a ribbon. The legend records the regnal year (Year 3) of the reign, serving as the primary dating element of the coin. The wreath border is rendered in a naturalistic style typical of Herodian-dynasty bronzes, with leaves clearly articulated despite the irregular flan. The reverse design follows the epigraphic tradition common to Judaean client-king coinage of the first century CE. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Herod of Chalcis ruled a small Lebanese mountain kingdom granted by Claudius in 41 AD, but his authority extended to appointing the Jewish High Priest in Jerusalem — an unusual and deeply resented power for a client king outside Judea proper. This coin dates to the joint regnal year counted from both Claudius's accession and Herod's own, a calendrical convention that places it firmly in 43–44 AD, just two or three years before Herod's death in 48 AD ended the dynasty's brief hold on Chalcis.