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Eight prutot of Herod I, the Great

Eight prutot of Herod I, the Great

r. 37-4 BCE

Herod the Great

Jewish

Obv.: tripod with lebes standing on podium; in field date (Year 3=40 BCE); around inscripton in Greek. Rev.: Helmet with cheek pieces surmounted by star flanked by two palm branches.

Bronze

Roman Imperial period, Early

Coins