Common Era up till the 1800's
1 - 100 CE

Coin Portraits of Jews from the 1st Century

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You are looking at coins minted with theportraits of prominent Jews of the 1st century.

·        King Herod Philip, reign 4 BCE- 34 CE. Coin minted in 1 or 2 CE

·        Herod of Chalcis, reign 41 - 48 CE. Coin minted in 43-44 CE. ​Grandson of Herod the Great;

·        King Herod Agrippa I, who ruled Judea and Samaria from 41-44 CE

·        Queen Salome mentioned in Josephus Jewish Antiquities 18.5.4, Coin minted in 66/67 CE

·        Herod Aristobulus of Chalcis, reign 57-92 CE.

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1)     Roman Emperor Augustus on the obverse of the King Herod Coin

2)      King Herod Philip, reign 4 BCE- 34 CE. Coin minted in 1 or 2 CE

3)     Herod of Chalcis, reign 41 - 48 CE. Coin minted in 43-44 CE. Grandson of Herod the Great

4)      King Herod Agrippa I, who ruled Judea and Samaria from 41-44 CE

5)      Queen Salome mentioned in Josephus Jewish Antiquities 18.5.4, Coin minted in 66/67 CE

6)     Herod Aristobulus of Chalcis, (Salome's husband) reign 57-92 CE.

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