Fontanille Coins
Auction 74 8 June 2015
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Herod Archelaus, prutah struck year 4 B.C.E. - 6 C.E. in Jerusalem (GBC 1193) 1.58 g.
A nice coin with a remarkable obverse. The reverse is 20-25% off-centered but the inscription is complete. On obverse interestingly, there was room enough to adopt a 'classic' layout for the inscription (in circle along the border of dots), but it is not exactly the case. It is possible the engraver wanted to make something fancy, a bit like some undated types of Herod the Great. But more likely, it is an error of the engraver who forgot to cut 'D' before 'OY' and who finally cut it under 'W' (the cursive form of omega) at 10:30. Errors and 'creativity' in the inscription are frequent on the coins of Archelaus.
Est. 500-600
A nice coin with a remarkable obverse. The reverse is 20-25% off-centered but the inscription is complete. On obverse interestingly, there was room enough to adopt a 'classic' layout for the inscription (in circle along the border of dots), but it is not exactly the case. It is possible the engraver wanted to make something fancy, a bit like some undated types of Herod the Great. But more likely, it is an error of the engraver who forgot to cut 'D' before 'OY' and who finally cut it under 'W' (the cursive form of omega) at 10:30. Errors and 'creativity' in the inscription are frequent on the coins of Archelaus.
Est. 500-600