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Coins reveal details about the ruler, period and society in which they were minted. Here we look at Alexander the Great's Silver Tetradrachm. #romanhistory #coincollecting #history
King Herod is known in numismatic history as the first Jewish ruler to use portraits of himself and the Roman Emperors on his coinage. The Prutah was the lowest valued coin of his time and various multiples were produced.
Pictured here: Bronze 8-Prutot piece of Herod.