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Prutah - Herod Archelaus
| Issuer | Judea |
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| Year | 4 BC - 6 AD |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crested military helmet shown in three-quarter view, the crest rendered with prominent flowing parallel lines extending to the right. The helmet is depicted centrally within a dotted border, with the Greek legend ΕΘΝΑΡΧΟΥ (of the Ethnarch) inscribed in the lower field. The design is struck on a typically irregular flan characteristic of Herodian bronze coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A bunch of grapes on a vine branch occupies the central field, flanked by vine leaves, all within a dotted border. An anchor is depicted centrally above the grape cluster. The Greek legend ΗΡWΔΟΥ (of Herod) is inscribed in the upper field. The overall composition reflects the Herodian dynastic iconographic tradition borrowing both Jewish and Hellenistic motifs. |
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