- Co 668 (Early Roman prutah of Augustus from Jerusalem) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 12
- Not before (date)
- 5
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- BMCPalestine Coins of the Jews: Procurators 1-27, pp. 248-250, pl. XXVIII:1-6
- Comparanda
- Meshorer2001, 311-315
- Preservation comment
- Wear: VF/F. Rounded, nicked edge; slight, extensive pitting; incipient, pale bluish green bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 29, no. 297 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Augustus, A.D. 6-14, Palestine under the Procurators“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- Prutah
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 16.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Jerusalem
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.7
- Obverse Description
- Ear of grain; within dotted border
- Obverse Inscription
- [ΚΑΙⲤΑ]ΡΟⲤ
- Reverse Description
- Palm tree; within dotted border
- Reverse Inscription
- To left and right, L – [ ]
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 668 (Early Roman prutah of Augustus from Jerusalem).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0668>
