Judea AE lepton (1/2 prutah, of Herod I) 37 BCE - 4 CE,  

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Judea AE lepton (1/2 prutah, of Herod I) 37 BCE - 4 CE,
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
3805457
Area
Coins
Title
Judea AE lepton (1/2 prutah, of Herod I) 37 BCE - 4 CE,
Country
Judea
Face value
AE 1/2 Prutah
Year
-20
Variety / overstrike
Era
Judea - Herodian dynasty (40 B.C.-93)
Head of State
Herodes van Judea (37-4 v. Chr.)
Type
Coin
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Bronze
Weight
1.60
Diameter
15
Thickness
Punch
Shape
Irregular / Other
Obverse
Oorlogsgalei
Reverse
HPW OY BACI EOC rond anker
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
Hendin 502 (AJC II, 238, 22)
Details
Herod the Great ruled from Jerusalem, and struck this coin to commemorate his tremendous feat of building at the port of Caesarea Maritima (today Caesarea, Israel), his Kingdom's main port.