Herod I AE Lepton. 40 BC - 4 BC. 12 mm, 0.78 g.

BACILEWC HRWDOY, Anchor.
War galley. 

Hendin 502; Hendin (new) 1191; Meshorer 65; AJC II, 238.

This coin was struck to commemorate the founding of the harbor at Caesarea Maritima, built by Herod and providing his kingdom's first major port.

With permission of cngcoins.com, auction 160, Lot 88, March 2007.