RPC I, 4917

 

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Coin type
Volume I
Number 4917
Province Judaea
Region Judaea
City Jerusalem
Reign Herod Archelaos
Person (obv.) Herod Archelaos (tetrarch)
Person (rev.) Herod Archelaos (tetrarch)
Obverse inscription ΗΡΩΔΟΥ
Edition Ἡρῴδου
Translation of Herod
Obverse design bunch of grapes and vine leaf on stem
Reverse inscription ΕΘΝΑΡΧΟΥ
Edition Ἐθνάρχου
Translation ethnarch
Reverse design crested helmet; to left, caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 2.32 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Meshorer 6
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)
Note The legend is often blundered or incomplete.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 19
2 2     Freiburg: 12537
3 3     ✸ Goldberg 116, 2 June 2020, lot 869
4 4     Cop SNG 70
5 5     Cop SNG 69
6 6     Brisbane: 1335
7 7     HerMer coll. (ex Menashe Landman coll.)