Founded by JP Fontanille
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HER 07: Herod the Great, struck c. 27 BCE, prutah
- 25 specimens listed -
See plate 53 in the book The Coins of Herod
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THE 3 FINEST SPECIMENS
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1. OBVERSE DIES
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Die
O1:
Composite picture:
Connected to R1
Connected to R2
Connected to R3
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Die
O2:
Cross
under the diadem (type II)
At 10:00,
"W"
is under "D"
(and upside-down)
Connected to R4
Note that the process consisting in writing two very small letters one above the other (because it is the end of the inscription and the space is missing) has also been used on the H493-O1 die (see at the left). But on H493-O1 this process concerns the letters "DO" as on H492-O3 it concerns the letters "WD". Also note that this process was probably not "normalized": On H493-O1 the first small letter ("D") is at the bottom as on H492-O3 the first small letter ("W") is at the top (and upside-down).
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2. REVERSE DIES
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Die R1
Connected to O1
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Die R2
Connected to O1
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Die R3
Connected to O1
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Die R4
Connected to O2