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HER 15: Herod the Great, struck c. 20-13 BCE, prutah
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See plates 76 to 79 in the book The Coins of Herod
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THE 3 FINEST SPECIMENS
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Where to find great Judaean-Biblical coins:
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Herod Type 15: Anchor/two opposing cornucopias (GBC 500 - TJC 59)
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38 specimens listed
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THE 3 BEST SPECIMENS
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Because this coin type is the most common ever struck under Herod the Great, this page only lists the varieties. The picture at left is a composite picture of a typical regular issue.
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1. Variety: TJC 59n (anepigraphic)
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1.1 Dies O1-R1: Crude and no inscription on obverse, type I
1.2 Dies O2-R2 & O2-R3: Crude and no inscription on obverse, type II
1.3 Dies O3-R4: Crude and no inscription on obverse, type III
1.4 Dies O4-R5
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2. Variety: TJC 59h
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Die O1: The inscription turns outwards, beginning on bottom
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3. Variety: TJC 59g
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Dies O1-R1 Obverse: The inscription starts on upper right
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4. Variety: TJC 59j
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Dies O1-R1: Obverse: The inscription at left turn outwards and downwards, type I
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Dies O2-R2: Obverse: The inscription at left turn outwards and downwards, type II
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5. Variety: TJC 59 i, k, l, m (Retrograde Legend)
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1. Retrograde legend turning inward (rri)
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Dies O1rri-R1
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Dies O2rri-R2
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Dies O3rri-R3
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Dies O4rri-R4
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Dies O5rri-R5
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Dies O?rri-R? (too poor condition)
2. Retrograde legend turning outward (rro)
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Dies O1rro-R6
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Dies O2rro-R7
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6. Other varieties
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Strike varieties
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Other varieties, not classified (might be Archelaus)
