I'm positive it is prutah of King Herod the Great, Hendin 1175. Mint of Jerusalem, 40-4 BCE. Go to http://www.menorahcoinproject.org/ and check...
Hendin has shown in his book, Guide To Biblical Coins, that the prutah and lepton were not absolute denominations vis-a-vis their weights which...
Hmmm, I'm not so sure. If you look at the letters on the reverse I can see BAC in a line, might be a prutah of Herod. It's badly worn but it could...
Your coin looks much nicer with your pics. Well done. Here is a link to the Menorah website for anyone that's interested....
What method do you use to photograph your coins Charles? or are they scans. They always seem to have a bit of a watercolour look to them, a bit...
I've contacted Mr. Fontanille before with questions and he was quite helpful. He has the Menorah Coins website. Fantastic site that I'm sure your...
Looks Phoenician to me. That might be a good place to start.
What John said.:)
If you are going to get into Judaean coins, I highly recommend David Hendin's "Guide to Biblical coins". It's a very good book, with lots of info.
No other year of the Agrippa prutah has been found. Other coins were struck in his name but they are very rare. There has been some debate in...
Well Charles, Nemo is correct. The 3rd is Nabataean, you can see Queen Shaqilat's name in the first image.
Hendin says the canopy is a symbol of royal power but says nothing of the meaning of the barley. Since graven images were forbidden by Jewish law,...
There are several examples on VCoins. A bit pricey though.
How can you be sure? I have a tough time with reading the legends on Nabataean drachms.
I believe the first two are a decanummium of Maurice Tiberius, Theopolis mint. No idea about the other two. They do look like two different coins...
Nice Judaeans JA. Just a few from my collection to throw in: [ATTACH] Top: Jewish War prutah year 2 Center: John Hyrcanus II Bottom: Coponius,...
It looks like Demetrios I Soter, Tyre mint. There is a similar one on Wildwinds.
If seeking the best coin available for the lowest price possible is being a cheapskate, then you and Bing are not alone ;)
Pretty neat! The details in the bottom coin really stand out but at the same time it almost has a photo-shopped look to it. I would like to see a...
I don't buy coins through auction houses but I have always wondered about the "buyers fees". What's with that?
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