| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 169 Price realized: 220 CHF (Approx. 250 USD / 232 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: JUDAEA, Herodians. Herod IV Philip, 4 BCE-34 CE. AE (Bronze, 11 mm, 1.20 g, 12 h), RY 34 = 30/1. [ΦΙΛΙΠ]ΠΟΥ Bare head of Philip to right. Rev. LΛΔ within wreath. Meshorer 12. RPC I 4950. Rare and of great historical interest. Some deposits and the obverse struck off center, otherwise, fine. From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, privately acquired from J. P. Fontanille on 6 March 2012. Mosaic Law forbade the use of 'graven images'. For this reason, previous Jewish rulers had refrained from placing their images on coins. Herod IV Philip broke with this tradition and depicted himself on his coinage in the Hellenistic style, effectively rendering this the first Jewish portrait. It was struck in 30/1 CE, which was also very likely the time Jesus preached in Judaea. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
