Judaean Coins • Good Friday

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Interesting coins @Deacon Ray!

 

@Deacon Ray The wide scope and quality of your collection is amazing.
I look forward to and enjoy your posts. Always educational and informative.
Thanks for sharing.

 

Awesome coins and presentation, as always, Deacon Ray!

Here is a pair of Pontius Pilate prutah I got from you:



Here is a Shekel of Tyre, like that which would have been paid to Judas (it's my bro's):



Here is my AE version of the Tyrian Shekel:



Happy Easter, all!

Erin

 

Nice display @Deacon Ray. And in honor of good Friday, a coin-related quote from the Bible:

"And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

 

Great coins posted here. I was offered this coin last week but the price scared me away. It is available from Allen Berman (www.bermania.com) if anyone is interested.

Herod I, c.40-4BC
AE 2 prutah
Diadem, cross within
Tripod table flanked by palm branches
WONDERFUL HIGHLIGHTING
H-1178a


Edit to add my shekel:


Tyre, Phoenicia
AR Tetradrachm (Shekel)
ca. 103-102 B.C.
Obv: Melqarth Head right with lion skin knotted around neck.
Rev: Eagle perched left. ΔK (=103-102 BC) over club to left and HΠΔ monogram to right. TYΡOY IEΡAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY.
Grade: a EF with nice fabric & struck only slightly off-center causing (TYΡOY) IEΡAΣ to run off the flan.
Other: S-5918-20

 

If I can toss in my two prutot... The two major types of Pontius Pilate (already posted in superior examples above):

 

Nice presentation and great coins, @Deacon Ray !

I have very few:

IVDAEA


Judaea Pontius Pilate - Prutah Julia - IOYLIA KAICAPOC Julia Caesar - LIVIA wife of Augustus Hendin 1341



Judaea Pontius Pilate 14-37 CE - Prutah TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC Lituus Hendin 1342



Judaea Maccabean 135-37 BCE AE Lepta Widows Mite



Judaea Alexander Janneaeus 103-76 BCE AE Prutah Wheel Widows Mite



Judaea Claudius w-Britannicus CE 41-54 Æ Prutah 17mm 2.8g Antonius Felix-procurator Dated RY 14 54 CE 2-crossed shields spears - Palm tree BPIT K AI L IΔ date Hendin 1348

 

Here are some examples of coins of Herod the Great and his successor sons. After dad died, Augustus ultimately decided who got what, naming their domains and titles. Archelaus received half of the kingdom, and the remainder was split between Antipas and Phillip. None of the three were allowed to be "king," as was their father.


Herod the Great. Lepton (Half-prutah). 12.5 mm. Eagle with closed wings, standing right / single cornucopia. This is the first graven image of a living creature ever struck on a Jewish coin. (Herod also once placed an eagle over the temple entrance.)



Herod Archelaus. Lepton. 15 mm. Galley prow / "Ethnarch" in wreath. Given the territories of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea.


Herod Antipas. Half denomination. TIBE/PIAC in two lines within wreath /
ΗΡWΔOY TETPAPXOY, palm branch, date across field (29/30 AD). Tetrarch of Galilee and Perea.


Herod Phillip. 20 mm. Laureate head right, countermark / Tetrastyle temple (the Augusteum of Panias), date between columns (LIB = 8/9 AD). Tetrarch of Ituraea, Trachonitis, Gaulanitis, and Panias.

 

I like the unique way that you photographed the Pilate coins, Erin—Stay well, my friend!

 

Lol, thanks Deacon Ray. It was on my laptop.

Erin

 

Thank you, @Alegandron ! I always liked the wasabi mustard patina on your Hendin 1342.

 

Lol, Oh, no! I love wasabi! Maybe my next posting will have a bite out of it!

 

Below are two related coins from my collection which represent two central figures in the Gospel narrative of what led up to the Crucifixion: Herod Antipas and Pontius Pilate. Both are mentioned by name in the narrative.


Herod Antipas. Half-unit. Tiberias mint. 20/21 AD.
21 mm. 8.34 gr.
Hendin_1200. (J.P. Fontanille's die references: Obverse #05 & Reverse #11.)


Pontius Pilate. Roman Prefect of Judaea. Prutah. 29/30 AD.
[The above listing picture has the sides positioned per Hendin. Not all agree with this positioning.]
17 mm. 2.085 gr.
Hendin_1341.

This type of course reminds me of the Crucifixion in that it was issued under Pontius Pilate, was struck in Judaea, and would almost surely have been in circulation in the place and time. But beyond those things, there are two other ways that the type reminds me of the Crucifixion:

1. One side features a simpulum, which was a ladle with a long handle, used at sacrifices to taste wines which were poured on the head of victims as libations (ritual pouring out of liquid offerings). It was also a symbolic sign of priesthood. There are connections between the simpulum and its usage to Christian theology re: what was going on through and by the crucifixion. [PLEASE NOTE: I do not think that any such connection was orchestrated, known, or intended by Pilate -- or any one at the time.]

2. The other side is a visual reminder of the 3 crosses at Cavalry, as you can see below. [PLEASE NOTE: Again, I do not think that this connection was orchestrated, known, or intended by Pilate -- or any one at the time.]

 

Thank you for your interesting post, @philologus_1 ! I think those are the finest Hendin 1200 and 1341 that I’ve ever seen.

 

Those are very nice examples, @Carl Wilmont !

 

Thanks @Deacon Ray, I always enjoy looking at posts of your great collection which are so wonderfully presented!

 

Knew the Rev. would have something like this... wonderful!

 

Hi all! Can you help me? Recently I was able to get th lot of these four coins, weight from 11.3 to 13.9 g - full denomination i guess. I don't know if they are all the same? I would like to keep one for my collection and sell the rest. But I can't choose. Could I have an your opinion, please?

Greetings,

Robert

 

I'm not going after that particular coin, but is Allen Berman's aol email contact still valid? The site hasn't changed in years, and I have some Byzantine enquiries.