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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.2.35
People
Herod the Great, Judaean (r. 37-4 BCE)
Title
Eight Prutot of Herod I, the Great
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
40 BCE - 4 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Samaria (Palestine)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Jewish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/322327

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.94g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
eight prutot
Date on Object
Year 3
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: HEPWDOY BASILEWS (of King Herod), monogram T P

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008.

Notes:
[1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
AJC II p.235; Hendin 486

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund and purchase through the generosity of the Estate of Leo Mildenberg
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.2.35
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: tripod with lebes standing on podium; in field date (Year 3=40 BCE); around inscripton in Greek.
Rev.: Helmet with cheek pieces surmounted by star flanked by two palm branches.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

Verification Level

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