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| Judaea. Herodians. Herod I the Great (40-4 BC) Æ Prutah / Graven Image |
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Attribution: AJC (1976) 23; Hendin² (1987) 56;Hendin⁴ 501; Hendin⁵ 1190; Hendin⁶ 6221
Date: 40-4 BC
Obverse: Eagle, wings closed, standing right, • in left field
Reverse: BAΣIΛ HPWΔ, cornucopia
Size: 11.93mm
Weight: .72 grams
Rarity:  5
Description: VF, off center strike. This coin seems to depict the golden eagle which Herod erected over the entrance to the Jewish Temple. The eagle caused an uproar among the Jews who saw it as a graven image.
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