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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     720967      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     JUDAEA City:     Yehud Coinage (Persian Rule) Issuer:     Hezekiah Date Ruled:     Circa 375-333 BCE Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Hemiobol Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Circa 375-333 Weight:     0.22 g Die Axis:     8 h Obverse Description:     Facing young male head Reverse Legend:     ‘HPHH’ / ‘YHZQYH’ Reverse Description:     Owl standing right, head facing; ‘HPHH’ in Aramaic to left, ‘YHZQYH’ on right Primary Reference:     Meshorer 22a Reference2:     Hendin 430 var. (legends in opposite positions) Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=84735 Grade:     EF, dark find patina Notes:     Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 967 Very rare. There are two varieties of coins of Hezekiah, one giving his title of Satrap. It is likely this is the same Hezekiah who as High Priest of the Jews offered friendship to Ptolemy I of Egypt after his conquest of Palestine. Josephus mentions Hezekiah as being sixty years old at the time of Ptolemy, so it is possible that he served as both a Persian satrap and, later, as a subordinate to Ptolemy.

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