Herod Archelaus Judean Ethnarch, 4 BCE-6 CE
AE Prutah, [15.5 x 17 mm, 1.60 g]
Obv: ΕθΝΑΡΧΟΥ (of the Ethnarch): crested helmet with cheek straps, dots around edge
Rev: HPWΔΟΥ (of Herod): bunch of grapes on vine with small leaf on left, dots around edge
References: Hendin6 #6227, Hendin5 #1196
Herod Archelaus was Herod the Great’s oldest son with Samaritan wife, Malthace; named ethnarch by Augustus after Herod’s death.
Herod I (the Great), Judean King, 40-4 BCE
AE Prutah, [14 mm, 1.48 g], Jerusalem
Obv: HPΩΔΟΥ ΒΑCIΛΕΩC (Herod the King): Cross within closed diadem, inscription often incomplete
Rev: Tripod table within circle
References: Hendin6 #6212, Hendin5 #1180
Marcus Ambibulus, under Augustus, 9-12 CE
AE Prutah, [14×16 mm, 1.71 g]
Date: 9-10 CE
Obverse: KAICAPOC (of Caesar); Ear of grain curved to the right.
Reverse: LM (year 40 of Augustus) in fields; eight-branched palm tree bearing two bunches of dates.
References: Hendin6 #6359, Hendin5 #1330
Pontius Pilate, under Tiberius, 26-36 CE
AE Prutah, [16 mm,2.54 g]
Date: 29-30 CE
Obverse: TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC L-Iς (of Tiberius Caesar, year 16 of Tiberius); libation ladle (simpulum).
Reverse: ΙΟΥΛΙΑ KAICAPOC (Julia the queen); three bound ears of grain, the outer two droop
References: Hendin6 #6370, Hendin5 #1341
