Co 668 (Early Roman prutah of Augustus from Jerusalem) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph