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Prutah - Herod Archelaus
| Issuer | Judea |
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| Year | 4 BC - 6 AD |
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| Weight | 2.06 g |
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| Reverse lettering | ΗΡWΔΟΥ (Translation: of Herod) |
| Edge | Plain |
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Archelaus inherited half of Herod the Great's kingdom at his father's death in 4 BC, but Rome refused to grant him the title of king — he ruled as ethnarch instead, a deliberate demotion that rankled throughout his reign. His coinage reflects this awkward status: issued without royal title, in the name of a man perpetually auditioning for Roman approval he never received. In 6 AD, following a joint petition from his own subjects — Jews and Samaritans united in grievance, a rare alignment — Augustus exiled him to Vienne in Gaul.