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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;7Calbrey, post: 8339348, member: 38412&quot;]King of Judea, Herod the Great founded the Herodian Dynasty which lasted from 55 B.C. to 93 A.D.&nbsp; He was first appointed governor of Galilee in 47 B.C. After the defeat of Marc Antony in 31 B.C. the victorius Octavian (Future Emperor Augustus) confirmed Herod as king of Judea and added important territories to his domains.</p><p>Herod rebuilt the city of Samaria, and established the port city of Caesarea on the Mediterranean. In Jerusalem, he rebuilt the Temple and expanded it into a huge complex bounded by the Western Wall.</p><p>According to the Gospel of Matthew, Herod ordered the massacre of innocent children in Bethlehem in an attempt to kill the infant Jesus.&nbsp; He died in Palestine in 4B.C.</p><p><br /></p><p>The following coin was struck during the reign of Herod the Great. Obverse shows a couple of cornucopia surrounding a caduceus. There&#039;s a capital letter N over caduceus. The reverse has a Seleucid anchor. It weighs 1.7 g.&nbsp; Hendin 500 v.</p><p>Feel free to post your coins of Herod or any relevant coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1478644[/ATTACH]&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1478645[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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