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ANCIENT - GREEK EMPIRES (6th CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) SELEUCID KINGDOM Antiochus IV, 175-164 BC
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AE15 Seleucid Kingdom
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NGC F
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Bronze Dilepton, Antioch mint (175-164 BC). Seleucid Kingdom, Antiochos IV Epiphanes, reigned 175-164 BC. OBV: Radiate head of Antiochos IV right. REV: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY ΘEOY EΠIΦANOY, Apollo walking right, holding bow and reaching for an arrow from quiver on his back. Note, this was the only time in Seleucid history, that a ruler added the legend (ΘEOY EΠIΦANOY)'God Manifest' on their coins. Biblical Sources: Daniel 11:21-24, 1 & 2 Maccabees.
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ANCIENT - GREEK EMPIRES (6th CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) SELEUCID KINGDOM Antiochus VII, 138-129 BC
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AR Drachm Seleucid Kingdom rv Nike advancing
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NGC Ch VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 3/5
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Silver Drachm (4.09g), Antioch mint (138-129 BC). Seleucid Kingdom, Antiochos VII Euergetes Sidetes, reigned 138-129 BC. OBV: Head of Antiochus VII right. REV: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EYEΡΓETOY, Nike walking carrying wreath, ΔI monogram to left, AP monogram to right. Biblical reference: Luke 15:8-9
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ANCIENT - GREEK EMPIRES (6th CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) SELEUCID KINGDOM Demetrius II, 129-125 BC
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AR Didrachm Seleucid Kingdom equal to Tyre Half-Shekel Second Reign. Tyre.
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NGC Ch F
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Tyrian Didrachm (7.12g), Tyre mint, 129-125 BC. Seleucid Kingdom, Demetrius II Nicator, reigned 145-139 BC & 129-125 BC. OBV: Diademed head of Demetrius II right. REV: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTΡIOY, eagle standing left on prow, palm over shoulder, date (illegible) above club left surmounted by TYP monogram; M monogram between legs. Biblical References: Exodus 30:13, Mat 17:24
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ANCIENT - GREEK EMPIRES (6th CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) SELEUCID KINGDOM Demetrius II, 129-125 BC
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AR Tetradrachm Seleucid Kingdom Second Reign
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NGC Ch VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5
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Tyrian Tetradrachm (14.21g), Tyre mint, year 183 (129 BC). Seleucid Kingdom, Demetrios II Nikator, Second Reign. Diademed head of Demetrios right / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTΡIOY. Eagle standing left on prow, wings closed, palm over shoulder. A/PE monogram left above club, TYP (Tyre) monogram surmounted into club, AΣ above date ΓΠP to the right. Fp monogram between legs.
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ANCIENT - GREEK CIVIC (7th CENT BC - 1st CENT AD) PHOENICIA, TYRE 126/5 BC-c.AD 65/6
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AR Shekel Phoenicia, Tyre yr.162 (AD 36/7)
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NGC Ch VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 1/5
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Tyrian Shekel, Tyre mint (Jerusalem mint, possibly), Year 162 = AD 36/37. Laureate bust of Melkart right (known to us as Hercules) / Eagle standing left on prow, palm over right wing. Text reads: TYΡOY IEΡAΣ KAI AΣYΛOY, "Tyre the Holy and City of Refuge". Club (hardly visible) and date PZB to left. KP monogram to the right (found only on Tyrian shekels minted after 16/15 BCE, scholars theorize its an acrostic that stood for "By Authority of the Roman Constitution" Biblical references: Matthew 17:24-27 & Matthew 26:14-15
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ANCIENT - JUDAEAN (4th CENT BC - 2st CENT AD) JUDAEA J.Hyrcanus I, 135-104 BC
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AE Prutah Judaea under King Antiochus VII
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NGC Ch VF
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Bronze Prutah, struck as a transitional issue at the Jerusalem mint, date illegible under lily. Hasmonean Dynasty, John Hyrcanus I (Yoḥanan Cohen Gadol) under Antiochus VII, reigned 135-104 BC. OBV: Lily ; REV: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EYEΡΓETOY, with Seleucid anchor. The Lily (Shoshana שושנה in Hebrew), represents Jerusalem, which would become a main symbol of the Maccabee Dynasty. Note: This coin was minted by John Hyrcanus in the name of Antiochus VII after a treaty was signed between them in 131BCE granting Judea automony as a vassal state.
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ANCIENT - ROMAN EMPIRE (1st CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) ROMAN EMPIRE Tiberius, AD 14-37
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AR Denarius 'Money of the Bible'
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NGC F
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Silver Denarius, Lugdunum mint, AD 14-37. Roman Empire, Tiberius Caesar Augustus. OBV: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right; REV: PONTIF MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, holding branch and sceptre, seated right on chair with plain legs. Known as the Biblical "tribute penny", Biblical reference: Matthew 22:19-22. Although this coin was minted during the time of Jesus, it seems only a small amount were circulated in Judaea. The most common denarii found in Israel, are those struck under Augustus (specifically the series with Gaius & Lucius).
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ANCIENT - JUDAEAN (4th CENT BC - 2st CENT AD) GOVERNORS OF JUDAEA Pontius Pilate, AD 26-36
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AE Prutah Governors Of Judaea struck under Tiberius
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NGC F
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Bronze prutah, Caesarea Maritima mint, AD 26-36. Pontius Pilatus, Prefect of Judaea. OBV: TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC, Lituus (augur's wand) / date illegible within wreath. The coins of the infamous Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, reveal his determination to promote the Roman religion in Judaea. Unlike his predecessors, who avoided offending the Jewish people, Pilate deliberately offended Jewish sensibilities with the images on his coins.
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ANCIENT - JUDAEAN (4th CENT BC - 2st CENT AD) GOVERNORS OF JUDAEA Porcius Festus, AD 59-62
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AE Prutah Governors Of Judaea under Nero, AD 59
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NGC VF
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