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Prutah - Augustus Coponius as Prefect
| Issuer | Roman Administration of Judea |
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| Year | 5-6 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a single upright ear of barley or wheat, depicted in fine relief with naturalistically rendered grain head and lateral leaves extending from a straight stalk. The legend ΚΑΙCΑΡΟC (meaning 'of Caesar') is arranged in Greek characters around the device within a dotted border, referencing the authority of the Roman emperor Augustus. The design is characteristic of the restrained, Jewish-sensitive iconographic program employed by the Roman prefects of Judea, who deliberately avoided figurative imagery. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, typical of the locally struck hammered bronze coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain, irregular |
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