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Lot 166

A Bronze Coin of Herod the Great

A bronze coin of Herod the Great, mint of Samaria. Obv.: Crested helmet in profile with cheek piece surrounded by Greek insc. HPΩΔOY BAΣ[I]ɅEΩΣ LΓ (of king Herod, year three). Rev.: A decorated shield. 40 BCE 5.2 grams, 20 mm, TJC 45b