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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carl Wilmont, post: 5675806, member: 75496&quot;]Here&#039;s another one of those strange shield &amp; helmet mighty &quot;mites&quot; that have pushed their way into this thread:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1242612[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1242613[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Herod I (The Great). 40 BC – 4 AD. Æ 4-Prutot (5.08 g). </b> Uncertain mint in Samaria (perhaps Sebaste), RY 3 <i>(40/39 as Tetrarch of Samaria or 38/7 BCE as King of Judaea*)</i>. Macedonian shield with decorated rim. / BAΣIΛEΩΣ HPΩΔOY <i>(of King Herod)</i>; crested helmet with cheek protection flanked by date LΓ <i>(year 3)</i>and monogram TP.&nbsp; Dotted border on both sides.&nbsp; Hendin 1170; TJC 45; Meshorer 45. Earthen green desert patina.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">*Herod was appointed Tetrarch of Samaria in 42 BC by Mark Antony, and King of Judaea in 40 BC by the Roman Senate with approval of Octavian.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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