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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1908,0110.501
Denomination: prutah
Description: Copper alloy coin. (whole); Three ears of barley, the central upright, the outer two drooping; tied together with two horizontal bands; border of dots. (obverse); Libation ladle (simpulum). (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Tiberius; Governor: Pontius Pilate
Cultures/periods: Roman Provincial
Production date: 29-30 (year 16)
Production place: Minted in: Jerusalem
Materials: copper alloy
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Diameter: 15.50 millimetres; Weight: 1.72 grammes
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Bibliographic references: BMC Greek (Palestine) / Catalogue of the Greek coins of Palestine (Galilee, Samaria and Judaea) (61, p.258); Hendin 2001 / Guide to Biblical Coins (Fourth Edition) (241.648, p.) (type); RPC1 / Roman provincial coinage. Vol.1, From the death of Caesar to the death of Vitellius (44 BC-AD 69) (4967) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: plant; religious object
Associated names: Named in inscription: Tiberius; Named in inscription: Livia Julia Augusta
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Leo Hamburger
Acquisition date: 1908
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1908,0110.501
C&M catalogue number: GC27 (BMC Greek (Palestine)) (258) (61)

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