Judean Kingdom, Herod the Great, 37 - 4 B.C AE. 14mm 1.8gm (Album)

Judean Kingdom, Herod the Great, 37 - 4 B.C AE. 14mm 1.8gm (Album)

Bronze prutah, , Obv. edge beveled, sprue remnants, one sprue broken off taking flan edge, Jerusalem mint, Rev: HPWΔ BACI (Greek abbreviation: of King Herod), anchor; reverse two cornucopias splayed outward, adorned with ribbons, caduceus between horns, five pellets above, Meshorer TJC 59a; SNG ANS 216; BMC Palestine p. 224, 40; HGC 10 660; Hendin 6219a var. (HPW BACI); Sofaer 30 var

The cruelty of Herod I is described in the Gospel of Matthew. To safeguard his position as King of the Jews, he ordered the slaughter of all boys under the age of two in the area of Bethlehem.

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