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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 1195269, member: 6229&quot;]<p style="text-align: center"><b><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="5"><span style="color: darkorange">An Error Coin You May Not Know Exists - Episode 24 - Judean Circa 40 BC</span></font></font></b></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">　</p><p><font size="4">You know that during the Roman Empire era, <b><i>Procurators</i></b> were given authority over certain territories to conduct the business of the Emporator. You know that Judea was such an entity.</font></p><p><font size="4">　</font></p><p><font size="4">You, also, know one of the coins struck by the Judean mints is comprised of bronze and is called <b><i>Prutah</i></b>.</font></p><p><font size="4">　</font></p><p><font size="4">You saw some photos of bronze <b><i>Prutah</i></b>s that were minted during AD 9 -AD 12.</font></p><p><font size="4">　</font></p><p><font size="4">Today you will see a <b><i>Prutah </i></b>produced much earlier. <b><i>Prutah</i></b>s were struck at both the Samarian and Jerusalem mints. This one dates circa 40 BC. What makes this particular <b><i>Prutah</i></b> so interesting and desireable is the fact it is a triple error coin:</font></p><p><font size="4">　</font></p><p><font size="4">1.<font face="Times New Roman"> It is struck off-center (obverse)</font></font></p><p><font size="4">2. </font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">During the process of cutting the reverse die two errors occurred that have been corrected.</font></font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"></font></font><font size="4">A. </font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">The missing letter Ο in the legend ΗΡΩΔΟΥ was added in the left field above the date.</font></font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">B. The date and monogram seem to have been added also later since no sufficient space was originally left, thus their size is exceptionally small</font></font></font></font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">.</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">　</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">　</font></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=404671&amp;AucID=725&amp;Lot=1315&amp;Val=1f55ccc94cb7c3d8bf966056369f3663" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=404671&amp;AucID=725&amp;Lot=1315&amp;Val=1f55ccc94cb7c3d8bf966056369f3663" rel="nofollow"><u><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4">http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=404671&amp;AucID=725&amp;Lot=1315&amp;Val=1f55ccc94cb7c3d8bf966056369f3663</font></span></font></span></font></u></a></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">　</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">　</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4">It looks like quality control caught the two errors on the reverse and corrections (like modern day repunched mint marks and/or date strikeovers) were made to allow the coin be released into circulation. Don&#039;t know why the obverse off-center didn&#039;t stop the coin&#039;s release.</font></font></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="4"></font></font><font size="4">　</font></p><p><font size="4">Hope you enjoyed this Judean &quot;error&quot; coin.</font></p><p><font size="4">　</font></p><p><font size="4">To be continued...</font></p><p><font size="4">　</font></p><p><font size="4">Clinker</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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