Savoca Coins
Online Auction 108 | Silver 31 Jul 2021
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Judaea. Jerusalem. Herodians. Herod II Archelaos 4 BCE-CE 6.
Prutah Æ
18 mm, 2,47 g
HPω-Δ-H, double cornucopia adorned with grapes, turned to the left / [ΕΘ]N-APX-ΗC, war galley left with aphlaston.
very fine
Cf. Meshorer 71a-f; cf. Hendin 504.
The galley refers to Archelaus' voyage to Rome at the beginning of his reign. His father had modified his will, naming Archelaus' younger brother, Antipas, king. Archelaus appealed to Rome and was awarded a large share of the kingdom and the title ethnarch. The galley reminded those that thought to challenge him that he had the backing or Rome.
From the Tareq Hani collection
Prutah Æ
18 mm, 2,47 g
HPω-Δ-H, double cornucopia adorned with grapes, turned to the left / [ΕΘ]N-APX-ΗC, war galley left with aphlaston.
very fine
Cf. Meshorer 71a-f; cf. Hendin 504.
The galley refers to Archelaus' voyage to Rome at the beginning of his reign. His father had modified his will, naming Archelaus' younger brother, Antipas, king. Archelaus appealed to Rome and was awarded a large share of the kingdom and the title ethnarch. The galley reminded those that thought to challenge him that he had the backing or Rome.
From the Tareq Hani collection