In recent years, my focus has primarily been on Roman Imperial denarii. However, I cherish revisiting my Judaean coin collection, my first love in ancient numismatics. The Easter weekend is a special time for me to catalog these coins and delve into the latest insights from David Hendin’s Guide to Biblical Coins. Additionally, I take pleasure in incorporating digital images into my new poster designs, opting for a more streamlined and cleaner looking aesthetic this year compared to previous ones. Your posts are always welcome.
Outstanding presentation @Deacon Ray There are many choice examples in your collection! You have a good eye for coin selection in terms of detail and overall appearance. I could comment positively on several of the coins, but I'll limit it to just two: 1. I love that you included the Antiochus VII Helmet/Aphlaston small bronze which recent research has confirmed was produced in Jerusalem, and hence is a biblical coin. (Many still view it as per its older attribution as being from the Ascalon/Ashqelon mint.) This is a type that truly belongs in ancient biblical coin collections. 2. I also love the obverse of the Hyrcanus I prutah, Hendin 6171 6th ed., due to the absolute complete inscription. Nice! From the 'A' at the top as the 1st line all the way down to the 5th line it's centered and readable. I spent about 2 years of keeping-an-eye-out for such an example, and only recently found one. Although the type is rightly deemed as 'Common', examples with complete inscriptions are (imo) nothing short of 'Rare'. Anyway... again... OUTSTANDING!
I didn't know a collection of prutoh could look so good! I have one of the Caesaraea Maritima Judaea Capta types at the moment, Yours is better than mine... SAMARIA, Caesarea Maritima. Domitian, AD 81-96. AE22, 8.3g, 12h. Obv.: DOMITIANVS CAES AVG GERMANICVS; Laureate bust left. Rev.: Minerva standing left erecting trophy and holding spear and shield Ref.: Meshorer 392.
