| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 170 Price realized: 240 CHF (Approx. 273 USD / 253 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, 10 mm, 1.70 g), Caesarea Panias, Year 34 = 30/1 CE. [ΦΙΛΙΠ]ΠΟΥ Head of Herod Philip to right. Rev. L ΛΔ within wreath. Hendin 6263. Meshorer 108. RPC I 4950. Rare and of great historical interest. Struck slightly off center, otherwise, fine. From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, privately acquired from J. P. Fontanille on 6 March 2013. 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 |  |
