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Ancient Coinage of Judaea, Yehud


[Hendin 437]

Judaea, Yehud (the Persian word for Judaea) during Persian (ca 375-333 BC) and Ptolemaic (333-2nd century BC) periods.

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Hendin 426Judaea, Yehud AR Obol. Before 333 BC. Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet / owl standing right, head facing, lily flower to left, paleo-Hebrew inscription YHD to right. Meshorer 4b. TextImage
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Hendin 426cfJudaea, "Yehud" Persian Period AR Hemiobol. Crude head of Athena right / owl. TextImage
Hendin 426vYehud, Persian Period, before 333 BC, silver obol of 7.7 mm, 0.53 grams. Blank. / Owl stands to right, three Hebrew letters YHD. TextImage
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Hendin 427Judaea, Persian period. 375-333 BCE. AR Hemiobol. Lily / Falcon with spread wings, head right. Meshorer 15; Mildenberg, Yehud pl. 21, 11; Hendin 427. TextImage
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Hendin 429Judaea. Persian period. 375-333 BCE. AR Hemiobol. Crowned head of bearded Persian right / Falcon with spread wings, head left. Meshorer 16d; cf. Mildenberg, Yehud pl. 21, 11. TextImage
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Hendin 433Judaea. Persian period. Hezekiah. 375-333 BCE. AR Hemiobol. Male head left / YHZQYH, forepart of winged & horned mythical lion (lynx) left. Meshorer 24; Mildenberg, Yehud 19. TextImage
Hendin 436Judaea, Persian period. 375-333 BCE. AR Drachm. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right; Hebrew Y (retrograde) in right field. Cf. Meshorer 2-12. TextImage
Hendin 437Judaea. Hellenistic period. Circa 333-285 BCE. AR Tetartemorion. Bare head of young male left / YHD, Ptolemaic style eagle standing left. Meshorer 29. TextImage
Hendin 438Judaea, under Ptolemy II Philadelphos, AR Hemiobol. 285-246 BC. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right / Ptolemaic eagle standing left. Meshorer 32; Mildenberg, Yehud pl. 21, 24. TextImage
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Hendin 439Judaea. Hellenistic period. Ptolemy II Philadelphos. 285-246 BCE. AR Hemiobol. Diademed head of Ptolemy I right / Head of Berenike I right. Meshorer 33; Mildenberg, Yehud pl. 21, 26. TextImage
Hendin 440JUDEA. Yehud. After 333 BCE. Silver hemiobol (0.33 gm). Blank but for pellet / Hebrew inscription Yhwdh, bird standing right, head reverted. Meshorer 17b. TextImage
Hendin 440aYehud, after 333 BC. Silver hemi-obol of 6.9 mm, 0.34 grams. Bird stands to right, head turned back / Egg-like pellet. TextImage
SNGANS 13Palestine. Uncertain rulers. 4th Century BC. AR Drachm (4.12 gm). Amorphous raised area, sans type; two square test punches / Athenian owl right; olive leaves behind. TextImage
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Yehud
Search for Judaea, Yehud at CoinArchives.com
Entry for Judaea, Yehud on the Digital Historia Numorum
Search for Yehud at AncientImports.com
Search for Yehud at Incitatus Coins

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