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Sidon (Phoenicia under Achaemenid rule)
Denomination: 1/16 shekel
Time: 401-365 BC, reign of Baalshillem II (Sakton)
Weight: 0.67 g
Diameter: approx. 8.1 mm
Reference: HCG 10
Obverse: Galley left, wave below.
Reverse: Witin square incuse: King or hero to right fighting a standing lion to left. |
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Judea, Hasmonean dynasty, Alexander Jannaeus (103–76 BC)
Denomination: AE Prutah (Lepton)
Time: 103–76 BC
Weight: 1.80 g
Diameter: approx. 15.7 mm
Reference: Hendin 469; Meshorer 8
Obverse: Seleucid anchor inside circle of dots. Legend around: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEXANΔΡOY (of king Alexander).
Reverse: Star with rays inside wheel. Between rays legend in Paleo-Hebrew meaning "Yehonatan the King".
Comment: This is the famous biblical "widow's mite". Despite preceding the lifetime of Jesus by several generations, this type of coin was still in wide circulation at the time. |
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Judea under Roman rule, procuratorship of Pontius Pilate (26–36 AD)
Denomination: AE Prutah (Lepton)
Time: 30/31 AD
Weight: 2.25 g
Diameter: approx. 16.7 mm
Reference: Hendin 1343b
Obverse: Lituus (augur's staff). Legend: ΤΙΒΕΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΟϹ (Caesar Tiberius).
Reverse: Regnal year LH (18) within wreath.
Comment: Looks like a rare variant with an erronous date LH instead of LIH. |
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Judea, time of the First Jewish-Roman War (66–73 AD)
Denomination: AE Prutah (Lepton)
Time: 67/68 AD
Weight: 3.12 g
Diameter: approx. 18.0 mm
Reference: Hendin 661
Obverse: Amphora with two handles. Legend in Hebrew: SHENATH SHETHAIM (Year Two).
Reverse: Vine leaf on small branch. Legend in Hebrew: CHERUTH ZION (Freedom of Zion). |
