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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2022388, member: 56859"]Hi, and welcome!</p><p><br /></p><p>In that price range and date range your best bet might be a prutah (plural: prutot). These tiny coins were minted in Judea during Roman rule. They are named according to the Roman Procurator responsible for the region during the time of the coin's minting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look for prutot issued under procurators during the time of Augustus or Tiberius. You'll find a couple of versions issued by procurator Pontius Pilate. Those are usually more expensive though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Prutot are often sold in larger lots and that helps the price. The details on these coins are usually not great.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some search result links for Vcoins (a reputable place to buy):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=prutah%2c+augustus&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMedieval=False&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplayAsList=False&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=100&SearchOnSale=False" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=prutah%2c+augustus&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMedieval=False&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplayAsList=False&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=100&SearchOnSale=False" rel="nofollow">Issued under Augustus</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=prutah%2c+tiberius&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMedieval=False&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplayAsList=False&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=100&SearchOnSale=False" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=prutah%2c+tiberius&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMedieval=False&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplayAsList=False&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=100&SearchOnSale=False" rel="nofollow">Issued under Tiberius</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Broadening the search to just "prutah" will give more hits (almost 1000 on Vcoins), including large lots. You'll find many by Herod Agrippa but those were struck after the date range you seek. Herod the Great prutot are often also sold in large lots but those date from 37-4 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>An alternative worth considering are widow's mites (lepta; singular lepton), so named because of the bible reference. They are even smaller and were struck well before 1 AD. Search Vcoins for "widow's mite" to see the type.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck, and if I come across some good deals I'll shoot you a PM.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2022388, member: 56859"]Hi, and welcome! In that price range and date range your best bet might be a prutah (plural: prutot). These tiny coins were minted in Judea during Roman rule. They are named according to the Roman Procurator responsible for the region during the time of the coin's minting. Look for prutot issued under procurators during the time of Augustus or Tiberius. You'll find a couple of versions issued by procurator Pontius Pilate. Those are usually more expensive though. Prutot are often sold in larger lots and that helps the price. The details on these coins are usually not great. Here are some search result links for Vcoins (a reputable place to buy): [URL='http://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=prutah%2c+augustus&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMedieval=False&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplayAsList=False&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=100&SearchOnSale=False']Issued under Augustus[/URL] [URL='http://www.vcoins.com/en/Search.aspx?search=true&searchQuery=prutah%2c+tiberius&searchQueryExclude=&searchCategory=0&searchCategoryLevel=2&searchCategoryAncient=True&searchCategoryUs=True&searchCategoryWorld=True&searchCategoryMedieval=False&searchBetween=0&searchBetweenAnd=0&searchDate=&searchUseThesaurus=True&searchDisplayCurrency=&searchDisplayAsList=False&searchIdStore=0&searchQueryAnyWords=&searchExactPhrase=&searchTitleAndDescription=True&searchDateType=0&searchMaxRecords=100&SearchOnSale=False']Issued under Tiberius[/URL] Broadening the search to just "prutah" will give more hits (almost 1000 on Vcoins), including large lots. You'll find many by Herod Agrippa but those were struck after the date range you seek. Herod the Great prutot are often also sold in large lots but those date from 37-4 BC. An alternative worth considering are widow's mites (lepta; singular lepton), so named because of the bible reference. They are even smaller and were struck well before 1 AD. Search Vcoins for "widow's mite" to see the type. Good luck, and if I come across some good deals I'll shoot you a PM.[/QUOTE]
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