Judaea. Herodians. Herod I Æ Eight Prutot. Mint in Samaria (Sebaste?), dated RY 3 = 40 BCE. Helmet decorated with ivy wreath; star above, two palm branches across fields / Tripod with bowl standing on podium; LΓ (date) in left field, monogram to right, HPΩΔOY [BAΣIΛ]EΩΣ around. RPC I 4901; Sofaer 1-4; Meshorer 44; Hendin 1169; DCA 804. 6.26g, 23mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Thick desert patina.
From a private UK collection.