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Moderator
 United States
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It's been a very long time since I posted a new coin, finally I have been able to break my dry spell with this few coins I add today. The first is an AE Prutah of Herod Agrippa I ruler of Judaea from 41-44 AD. Agrippa was the grandson of Herod the Great. Agrippa is mentioned in the Bible in Acts of the Apostles chapter 12. Ae Prutah 18mm x 2.7 grams x 12h Obverse: Royal umbrella partial legend in Greek "King Agrippa" Reverse: Three wheat stalks, date letter L? second part missing. Ref: H553   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
One of the clearest examples I have seen of this type.
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
Thanks Sel, I wish the rest of the date was there though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Really nice example. It's always a treat when Judaeans show up on this board.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4981 Posts |
another nice one ski! here's my bargain bin coins...not nearly as nice.   i don't think I've ever seen one of these that isn't year 6, has anyone? probably a safe bet yours is year 6 ski. |
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
Christ, your probably right with the date.
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
1194 Posts |
very nice coin Echizento , the best prutah I ve ever seen.The name Agrippa is written here with one P ,on chris'coin also.Is this also on other coins of Agrippa or is it an error? albert
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
I believe the spelling on Echizento's prutah is the typical spelling one sees on these: alpha - gamma - rho - iota - pi - alpha
...although on his coin the gamma was transcribed almost like a "T" (tau).
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
Interesting, Now that you mentioned it it does look like Tau rather than Gamma.
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
1204 Posts |
Great to see you have bought a new coin, and a nice one too! Here is mine:   |
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
Nice one Dutch, I like that yours has the full date.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5155 Posts |
These are one of those coins that you cant have your cake and eat it too. Echizento and Dutch, these are awesome finds! Chrsmat good job holding up an average example!!
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Posted 11/09/2015 7:12 pm
