Dies, hubs, forgeries and the Athenian decadrachm

'The crime of forging increased to such a degree, that [...] it was deemed necessary to add to the loss of the guilty hand other horrible mutilations, namely, deprivation of sight and emasculation.'

An almost complete die study of the bronze coins of Herod the Great (reigned in Judea, 40[37] -4 BCE), opens a window on the operation of his mint. Herod was one of Rome's most important and loyal client-kings. Precisely because of the interest in him as a historical fi gure, and a builder, a great deal has been written on his coinage.* Most of Herod's coinage, however, is particularly unimpressive. Herod's bronze coins continue the earlier Hasmonean tradition of refraining from the otherwise common use of living or mythical depictions. Herod minted 17 different coin-types, four belonging to a denominational series dated to his third year (LΓ) most probably 37 BCE. The remainder of the types are undated. Symbols include the helmet; tripod; shield; winged caduceus; pomegranate or poppy; aphlaston; three-legged table; cross or saltire within diadem; fi lleted, single, or crossed palm-branches; inscription within wreath; anchor; single or double cornucopias; eagle; vine-branch; and galley. The legends on these coins are monotonic. Only Herod's name and title appear: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΗΡΩΔΟΥ. 1 The fact that most of Herod's coins are undated is an impediment to the establishment of a chronology of his coins. Even a relative ordering of the types would be helpful. Our die study has provided much new information about the series, with die connections determining which coin groups should be identifi ed as types and which as merely variations within types. We were also able to identify the technological obverse and reverse dies by determining which side of each type had fewer dies and which had more.

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Schweizerische numismatische Rundschau 78, 1999

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