Judea

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Type:103-76BC (Macabees/Alexander Jannaeus) Prutah
Obverse:Seleucid anchor
Reverse:8 pointed star
Reference:Hendin 469
What may have been the Biblical "Widow's Mite".
                              
 
Type:26-36 (Pontius Pilate) Æ16
Obverse:3 barley ears
Reverse:Simpulum
Reference:Hendin 648
                              
 
Type:59-62 (Porcius Festus) Prutah
Obverse Legend:(LEKAIC) APOC
Reverse Legend:NEP WNO
Reference:Hendin 653
Porcius Festus was governor of Judea under Nero.
                              
 
Type:66-70 Prutah
Obverse:Amphora with broad rim and two handles
Reverse:Vine leaf on small branch
Reference:Hendin 661
First Jewish revolt.
                              
 
Type:69-70 (Vespasian) Denarius
Obverse Legend:IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Obverse:Laureate head right
Reverse:Judea, as a mourning captive, seated right on the ground at the foot of a trophy
Exergue:IVDAEA
Reference:SM-2296, VM-32
Rome.
                              
 


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