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Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Herod III Antipas. Æ Half (5.97 g), 4 BCE-39 CE. Tiberias, RY 37 (33/4
CE). TIBE/PIAC in two lines within wreath. Rev. HP
D
OY (sic) TE-TPAPXOY, palm branch; across
field, date (L
L
Z). Hendin 1212; TJC 88; RPC 4931.
Rare.
Desert-green patina. Choice Very Fine. $500
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
261
Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Herod III Antipas. Æ Full (12.30 g), 4 BCE-39 CE. Tiberias, under Gaius
Caligula, RY 43 (39 CE).
G
AI
Ω
KAICAPI
G
EPMA [NIK
Ω
] in four lines within wreath. Rev. HP
ΩD
HC
[TETPAPXHC], seven-branched palm tree with two date clusters; across field in two lines, date ([ETO/C]
M
G
). Hendin 1215; TJC 91; RPC 4934.
Rare.
Dark green patina with light earthen deposits. Very Fine.
$750
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
The First Jewish Coin with the Portrait of a Jewish King
262
Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. Herod IV Philip. Æ (6.94 g), 4 BCE-34 CE. Caesarea Paneas (as Caesarea
Philippi). KAICAP [CE]BACTOY, bare head of Augustus right. Rev. [
F
I
L
I
PP
OY] TETPAPXOY, bare
head of Herod IV Philip right; across field, date (L [E]). Hendin 1219; TJC 95; RPC 4938.
Very Rare. The
first Jewish coin with the portrait of a Jewish king.
Earthen-brown patina. Very Fine.
$2,500
From the Dr. Patrick Tan Collection.
Although it was a violation of the Mosaic Law against ‘graven images’, Philip IV issued this coin with his own portrait.