Herod I, AE half prutah. 40 BC-4 AD. Jerusalem mint. 1 g. 

Eagle, wings closed, standing right.
HRWD BACIL, single cornucopiae.

Hendin 501; Hendin Guide 1190; Meshorer 107.

With permission of Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH auction 334, Lot 2096, March 2020.

This eagle is the first image of a living creature ever 
struck on a Jewish coin. It may represent the Golden Eagle 
that was temporarily placed above the entrance to the Temple in Jerusalem.