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                                Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 644. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
                                2005. JUDAEA. Persian period. Hezekiah. 375-333 
                                BCE. AR Hemiobol (0.21 gm, 9h). BID Estimate 
                                $500  

                              JUDAEA. Persian period. Hezekiah. 375-333 BCE. AR 
                              Hemiobol (0.21 gm, 9h). Male head left / "YHZQYH", 
                              forepart of winged and horned mythical lion (lynx) 
                              left. Meshorer 24; Mildenberg, Yehud pl. 21, 19; 
                              Hendin 433. VF, toned, good strike. ($500)

                              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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High bid of $1000, $1150 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €810, £550, C$1250, A$1300, on June 8, 2005.

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