Lot 2
Judaea, Yehud (Judah). Silver Gerah (0.45 g), ca. 375-332 BCE. Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet decorated with olive wreath. Rev. 'YHD' (Yehud), owl standing right, head facing; in upper left field, lily. (TJC 4; Hendin 1050). Toned with some encrustation on the obverse. Very fine. Estimate $500UP
Purchased privately from D. Hendin, August 1988.
A Judaean imitation of the internationally recognized types of Athenian coinage, but with the usual olive spray of the reverse converted into the lily symbol of Jerusalem. The inordinately large olive leaves on Athena's helmet foreshadow the crenellated crown of later issues featuring the head of the Persian Great King (or debased Athena?).
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