Catalog - Catalog 334

Archelaus, 4 BCE-6. Æ-Double Prutah, Jerusalem; 2,8 g.

HPWΔΗC (retrogradely written) around double cornucopia//?ΘN / PA / XH around galley advancing to l. Hendin no. 1194; Meshorer, Treasury 225 no. 70.

Nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 112.

Archelaus, 4 BCE-6. Æ-Prutah, Jerusalem; 0,99 g.

HPWΔΗ (retrogradely written) around double cornucopia//?ΘN / XPA / H around galley advancing to l. Hendin no. 1195; Lykke 240 fig. 51; Meshorer, Treasury 225 no. 71.

Nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 114.

Archelaus, 4 BCE-6. Æ-Prutah, Jerusalem; 1,3 g.

HPWΔΗC (retrogradely written) around double cornucopia//?ΘN / XPA / H around galley advancing to l. Hendin no. 1195; Lykke 240 fig. 51; Meshorer, Treasury 225 no. 71.

Fine/nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 115.

Archelaus, 4 BCE-6. Æ-Prutah, Jerusalem; 1,98 g.

HPWΔOY around vine branch with bunch of grapes and a leaf//?ΘNPXOY (sic! retrogradely written) around crested helmet with cheek pieces, small caduceus at the lower l. field. Hendin no. 1196; Lykke 239 fig. 48; Meshorer, Treasury 226 no. 73.

Nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 120.

Archelaus, 4 BCE-6. Æ-Prutah, Jerusalem; 1,93 g.

HPWΔHC around vine branch with bunch of grapes and a leaf//?ΘNPXOY (sic! retrogradely written) around crested helmet with cheek pieces, small caduceus at the lower l. field. Hendin no. 1196; Lykke 239 fig. 48; Meshorer, Treasury 226 no. 73.

Fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 121.

Archelaus, 4 BCE-6. Æ-Prutah, Jerusalem; 2,4 g.

HPWΔOY around vine branch with bunch of grapes and a leaf//?ΘNAPXO around crested helmet with cheek pieces, small caduceus at the lower l. field. Hendin no. 1196; Lykke 239 fig. 48; Meshorer, Treasury 226 no. 73a.

Fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 119.

Archelaus, 4 BCE-6. Æ-Prutah, Jerusalem; 1,52 g.

H-P-W around prow of a galley to l.//?ΘN within wreath. Hendin no.1197; Lykke 240 fig. 52; Meshorer, Treasury 225 no. 72.

Very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 117.

Archelaus, 4 BCE-6. Æ-Prutah, Jerusalem; 1,58 g.

H-P-W around prow of a galley to l.//?ΘN within wreath. Hendin no.1197; Lykke 240 fig. 52; Meshorer, Treasury 225 no. 72.

Rev. struck off-cente, nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 116.

Archelaus, 4 BCE-6. Æ-Prutah, Jerusalem; 1,32 g.

H-P-W around prow of a galley to l.//?ΘN within wreath. Hendin no.1197; Lykke 240 fig. 52; Meshorer, Treasury 225 no. 72a.

Irregular flan, nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 118.

Herod Antipas, 4 BCE-39. Æ-full denomination, year 24=20/21, Tiberias; 10,62 g.

HPWΔΟΥ ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧΟY around a palm frond, in the fields L – KΔ//ΤΙΒ? / PIAC within a wreath. Hendin no. 1199; Lykke 240 fig. 54; Meshorer, Treasury 226 no. 75; RPC I no. 4918.

Rare. Fine/very good

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 122.

The year 24=20/21 of Antipas’s reign was the year of Tiberias’s foundation. The plant depicted on the coins of Tiberias, which was situated at the western shore of the Sea of Galilee and which served Herod Antipas as residence, is interpreted by most numismatists as a reed as well as a palm frond, e.g. Lykke 87 f. I think it is utterly impossible that the city of Tiberias made use of two heraldic plants or changed its emblem in such a short period of time. The coinage at the end of Herod’s minting demonstrates that the palm tree and a date cluster could serve as Tiberias’s coat of arms. Therefore, we should also identify the plants on the earliest coins, which may look like reed stems, as awkwardly shaped palm fronds. The city of Tiberias/Twerja and the surrounding fertile lands produce dates in great quantities up until our time. This finds its expression in Twerja’s municipal coat of arms decorated with three palm trees. There is also the question as to why the citizens of Tiberias should have chosen the reed as their heraldic plant.

Herod Antipas, 4 BCE-39. Æ-quarter denomination, year 24=20/21, Tiberias; 4,52 g.

HPWΔΟΥ ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧΟY around a palm frond, in the fields L – KΔ//ΤΙΒ? / PIAC within a wreath. Hendin no. 1201; Meshorer, Treasury 226 no. 77; RPC I no. 4920.

Nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 123.

Herod Antipas, 4 BCE-39. Æ-quarter denomination, year 24=20/21, Tiberias; 3,65 g.

HPWΔΟΥ ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧΟY around a palm frond, in the fields L – KΔ//ΤΙΒ? / PIAC within a wreath. Hendin no. 1201; Meshorer, Treasury 226 no. 77; RPC I no. 4920.

Nearly very fine

Overbeck – Meshorer no. 124.

Herod Antipas, 4 BCE-39. Æ-eighth denomination, year 24=20/21, Tiberias; 2,08 g.

HPWΔΟΥ ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧΟY around a palm frond, in the fields L – KΔ//ΤΙ / Β? within a wreath. Hendin no. 1202; Meshorer, Treasury 226 no. 78; RPC I no. 4921.

Fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 125.

Herod Antipas, 4 BCE-39. Æ-eighth denomination, year 24=20/21, Tiberias; 1,73 g.

HPWΔΟΥ ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧΟY around a palm frond, in the fields L – KΔ//ΤΙ / Β? within a wreath. Hendin no. 1202; Meshorer, Treasury 226 no. 78; RPC I no. 4921.

Fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 126.

Herod Antipas, 4 BCE-39. Æ-full denomination, year 34=30/31, Tiberias; 15,51 g.

HPWΔΟΥ ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧΟY around a palm frond, in the fields L – ΛΔ//ΤΙΒ? / ΡΙAC within a wreath. Hendin no. 1207; Lykke 241 fig. 56; Meshorer, Treasury 226 no. 83; RPC I no. 4926.

Nearly very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 128.

Herod Antipas, 4 BCE-39. Æ-eighth denomination, year 34=30/31, Tiberias; 1,45 g.

HPWΔΟΥ around a palm frond, in the fields L – ΛΔ//Τ / C within a wreath. Hendin no. 1210; Meshorer, Treasury 227 no. 86 (this coin illustrated); RPC I no. 4929.

Extremely rare. Attractive coin, good very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 129.

Herod Antipas, 4 BCE-39. Æ-full denomination, year 37=33/34 Tiberias; 11,34 g.

HPWΔΟΥ ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧΟY around a palm frond, in the fields L – ΛZ//ΤΙΒ? / ΡΙAC within a wreath. Hendin no. 1211; Meshorer, Treasury 227 no. 87; RPC I no. 4930.

Fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 130.

Herod Antipas, 4 BCE-39. Æ-half denomination, year 37=33/34, Tiberias; 6,95 g.

HPWΔΟΥ ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧΟY around a palm frond, in the fields L – ΛZ//ΤΙΒ? / ΡΙAC within a wreath. Hendin no. 1212; Lykke 241 fig. 57; Meshorer, Treasury 227 no. 88; RPC I no. 4931.

Very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 131.

Herod Antipas, 4 BCE-39. Æ-full denomination, year 43=39/40, Tiberias; 12,59 g.

HPWΔHC ΤΕΤΡΑΡΧHC around a palm tree, in the fields ΕΤΟ / YC – ΜΓ//ΓΑΙΩ / ΚΑΙCAPI / ΓΕΡΜΑ / NIKΩ within a wreath. Hendin no. 1215; Lykke 241 fig. 60; Meshorer, Treasury 227 no. 91; RPC I no. 4934.

Very fine Overbeck – Meshorer no. 132.