NGC Bronze Prutah Rare Type KING HEROD I, Anchor, 40 - 4 BC, Grade "CHOICE FINE"

Description

NGC graded, serialized and encapsulated bronze Jewish Prutah coin,
of infamous Jewish King, Herod I, who reigned in Judaea under the Roman
Republic and later Emperor Augustus.
Obverse shows the anchor in an incuse circle.
Reverse shows an inscription.
Minted between 40 and 4 BC.
Herod the Great was a client king under Rome. The founder of the Herodian Dynasty,
he was paranoid and feared by
his people, but was also a great builder. Known for his
colossal projects he was responsible for renovating the Second Temple, building
Caeserea Maritima, Herodium
and the fortress of Masada.
He is also mentioned in the Bible of being threatened by the newborn
Jesus of Nazareth, and trying to have him killed. He feared no one would mourn him,
so he ordered
that upon his death many prominent Jews should be killed so that
at least there would be some mourning
in the land. It doesn't seem this was carried out.
Authenticated by the NGC, it was given the grade "
CHOICE
FINE
" with a
4/5 for Strike
and a
3/5 for Surface
.
To see certification info go to the verification site at
ngccoin.com/certlookup/index.aspx and enter this coin's serial number 6556256-005
Provenance: Ex Hendin, comes with original COA
*Coin Capsule has also been upgraded to the Scratch Resistant Surface
This coin has NOT been removed from its permanent capsule. Some of these photographs were
taken prior to encapsulation.
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