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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 8340344, member: 92212&quot;]Indeed! It is the eight prutot of Herod the Great. It was the largest coin he issued. The central devices are a decorated soldier&#039;s helmet on the obverse, and a ceremonial bowl atop a tripod on the reverse.&nbsp; The Hendin 5th edition catalogue number is 1169; the 6th edition number is 6204. (RPC I 4901. Meshorer TJC 44. HGC 10, 40.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Two interesting facts:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Until relatively recently there was no certainty re: the obverse&#039;s featured object&#039;s identity. It had been described as varying types of vessels/bowls or a large incense burner.&nbsp; It was not until 1990 that David Hendin &quot;solved this mystery&quot; (his own accurate words, per page 207 of his 6th edition of GBC).</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Although it is a nicely large bronze, it is not the largest of all Judaean bronze issues. Herod&#039;s predecessor Mattityah Antigonus holds that record with his eight prutot coin with an average weight of 14 grams (as opposed to Herod&#039;s eight prutot which weighs an average of 10.6 grams (per RPC online)).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my example:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1478889[/ATTACH]</p><p>24 mm.&nbsp; 6.67 gr.</p><p>J.P. Fontanille die numbers: O15 / R49.</p><p>(This was a very large production issue. There are 110 known reverse dies.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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