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JUDAEA, Achaemenid Province (Yehud). Anonymous. Circa 375-332 BCE. AR Gerah (6mm, 0.23 g, 7h). Ear (of God?) / Falcon upward, head right, wings spread; YHD (in Phoenician) to right. MCP YHD 13, dies O1/R1 (this coin referenced & illustrated, noted among "the finest 3 specimens"); Meshorer 18; Hendin 6060; HGC 10, 440; Bromberg –; Shoshana –; Sofaer –; Spaer –. Find patina, compact flan. Good VF. Very rare.
From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from J.-P. Fontanille, 5 July 2012.
In his seminal work, A Treasury of Jewish Coins, Y. Meshorer identified the obverse type as God's ear (pp. 11–2), stating: "In ancient forms of ritual and prayers to various deities, the notable relationship between man and his god was that between supplicant and listener: the supplicant voices his prayer and entreaties to his god, and the god listens and tries to carry out his wishes. Thus the god's most important organ was his ear that heard the prayer. Indeed, an appeal to the gods and an appeal to the God of Israel was to be directed to their ears, and there are many examples of this in the Bible, including: 'Incline Thine ear unto me and hear my speech' (Ps. 17:6); 'Incline Thine ear unto me and save me' (Ps. 71:2), and 'Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and answer me' (Ps. 86:1)."
From the Father & Son Collection, purchased from J.-P. Fontanille, 5 July 2012.
In his seminal work, A Treasury of Jewish Coins, Y. Meshorer identified the obverse type as God's ear (pp. 11–2), stating: "In ancient forms of ritual and prayers to various deities, the notable relationship between man and his god was that between supplicant and listener: the supplicant voices his prayer and entreaties to his god, and the god listens and tries to carry out his wishes. Thus the god's most important organ was his ear that heard the prayer. Indeed, an appeal to the gods and an appeal to the God of Israel was to be directed to their ears, and there are many examples of this in the Bible, including: 'Incline Thine ear unto me and hear my speech' (Ps. 17:6); 'Incline Thine ear unto me and save me' (Ps. 71:2), and 'Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and answer me' (Ps. 86:1)."