Here are "2" and "1/2" Prutot of Herod the Great: [IMG] Judaea. Herodians. Herod I (The Great). Æ 2-Prutah. Undated, 40-4 BC. HPOΔOY BACIΛEOC,...
Interesting article on horses, @kevin McGonigal! Here's a coin of Philip II whom you mentioned in the write-up. [ATTACH] Kings of Macedon....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Agrippa I (37-44 AD). AE Prutot. Jerusalem mint. "Of King Agrippa" in Greek around umbrella-like canopy with fringes. / Three...
Nice addition, @David Atherton! I have a Judaean coin with a similar reverse that was minted under Agrippa II with Domitian on the obverse. It...
Congrats on the Tyrian shekel, @Nemo! [IMG] Phoenicia, Tyre AR Shekel. Dated CY 113 = 14/13 BC. Laureate head of Melkart right / ΤΥPΟΥ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ...
Very interesting article, @Only a Poor Old Man! The linked videos were also educational. Thanks! @Terence Cheesman, nice photos! I have...
[IMG] Demetrios I Soter (162-150 BC). Serrate AE. 17 mm, 3.35 g. Antioch mint. Horse's head left. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, elephant's head right.
Lifetime issue from Tarsos: [IMG] Alexander III 'the Great' AR Tetradrachm. Tarsos, circa 327-323 BC. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin...
[IMG] MYSIA. Pergamon. (Circa 200-133 BC). AE (Bronze, 2.76 g, 17 mm) Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with star. / AΘHNAΣ /...
Yes, @philologus_1, we might as well complete the Herod the Great coinage denomination countdown- all the way to a half-prutah! Picking up with...
[IMG] Ionia. Ephesos. Hadrian AD 117-138. Bronze Æ. 21 mm., 5.89 g. Laureate head right. / Statue of Artemis Ephesia within tetrastyle temple....
Very interesting coin, @dougsmit! I've never seen a rectangular example of this type before. Do you think it was hammered and cut from a straight...
But this 8-Protot coin was Herod's largest, equivalent to 16 lepta (if the estimation by some scholars of 1 lepton being equal to 1/2 prutah is...
Here's another one of those strange shield & helmet mighty "mites" that have pushed their way into this thread: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Judaea, Herodian...
Thanks, @Quant.Geek! Your stamp/coin sets are also very nice! Good idea for an interesting thread - looking forward to seeing other "matches."...
That's a nice set of matches, @Quant.Geek! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH]
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Getting this west coast city represented here: [IMG] Ionia. Ephesos. Hadrian AD 117-138. Bronze Æ. 21 mm., 5.89 g. Laureate head right. /...
2 Turrets, 6 Rows, 8-Pointed Star, No Doors: [IMG] AE Follis 2.80g. 19mm. 328-329 A.D. Nicomedia Mint. Pearl-diademed head right, CONSTAN-TINVS...
Here are two examples with a double dose of the horn of plenty! [ATTACH] Judaea, Hasmonean Kingdom. John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan), 135-104 BC. Æ...
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