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Coin of Kingdom of Judaea with tripod and lebes, struck under Herod I
Roman Provincial
Late Republican Period
about 40–37 B.C.
Mint: Judaea (Kingdom), Sebaste (Samaria) (?)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 4.93 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2960
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Tripod with lebes.
Monograms in field.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Headdress. Upper part like round cap with star on top, and lower part of two horizontal bars connected with short verticals. The upper bar curves into volutes on end. The lower bar bends down at right angle on ends. Two flaps hang from lower bar. Palm branch on each side.
Ruler: Herod I
Monograms in field.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Headdress. Upper part like round cap with star on top, and lower part of two horizontal bars connected with short verticals. The upper bar curves into volutes on end. The lower bar bends down at right angle on ends. Two flaps hang from lower bar. Palm branch on each side.
Ruler: Herod I
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963