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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carl Wilmont, post: 6259901, member: 75496&quot;]Yes, [USER=92212]@philologus_1[/USER], we might as well complete the Herod the Great coinage denomination countdown- all the way to a half-prutah!</p><p><br /></p><p>Picking up with another <b>&quot;2&quot; ...</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1247898[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Judaea. Herodians. Herod I (The Great). Æ 2-Prutah. Undated, 40-4 BC. HPOΔOY BACIΛEOC, cross within closed diadem. / Tripod table with object upon it, flanked by palm branches. Hendin 1178. 3.62g, 17mm, 12h.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>&quot;1&quot; ....</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1247903[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>JUDAEA, Herodians. Herod I (the Great) (40-4 BC). Æ Prutah (14.3 mm, 1.80 g). Jerusalem mint. H[P]W BACI[Λ], anchor with double cross-bars and ring, dotted border. / Two crossed cornucopia adorned with ribbons, caduceus between, dots above, dotted border. Hendin 1188.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>&quot;1/2:&quot;</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1247939[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>JUDAEA,&nbsp; Herodians.&nbsp; Herod I (the Great) (40 - 4 BC). Æ half-prutah<i> (</i>14.4 mm, 1.09 gm). Jerusalem mint.&nbsp; Undated, circa 26-23 BC.&nbsp; BACIΛEΩCHPΩΔOY in concentric circles (name of Herod the King), dotted border. / Anchor within a circle decorated with vertical lines or rays. Green patina. Reference: Hendin 1175.</p><p><br /></p><p>And speaking of the 1/2 prutah (and returning to the &quot;leptons of Alexander Jannaeus&quot; thread theme), here are two more examples of Hendin 1153.&nbsp; As [USER=81896]@Deacon Ray[/USER] pointed out, these are good candidates for the &quot;widow&#039;s mite&quot; type.&nbsp; These coins of Jannaeus or his successors are found in many varieties, and had an average weight of only 0.8 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>([USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER], the top one is somewhat &quot;square-shaped,&quot; but it is not nearly as angular overall as your prutah!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1247926[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1247929[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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