Bible History
Coins relating to the Roman Procurators : Porcius Festus (59 - 62 AD)
AE Prutah
58 AD
Hendin 653, SGIC 5627
17 mm.
2.29 gm.
Die position=12h
Procurator under Nero
reverse
Obverse: Palm branch surrounded by date LE (year 5) and KAIC APOC.
Reverse: Legend NEP WNO C (Nero) within wreath tied with X at bottom. [Israel] [Coin Collecting]...
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The Greek coin word used in the above text is drachm or drachma for plural. Being similar to the Roman denarius, it is worth about a day's wages. This drachm is from the Syrian Empire. [Bible Coins]...
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Coins relating to the Idumaean Princes : Herod Agrippa I (37 - 44 AD)
AE Prutah
41/42 AD
Hendin 553, SGIC 5567
17 mm.
3.01 gm.
Die position=12h
reverse
Obverse: Canopy with fringe; A[gamma]PI[pi]A BACI[lambda]EWC.
Reverse: Three ears of barley, growing between two leaves; date L[stigma]. [Israel] [Coin Collecting]...
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Mark 12:42-44 and Luke 21:2-4 tell the story of the Widow who gave all she had, two "mites". A number of tiny copper coins circulated in Judaea during the time of Christ so there is no way to establish any particular design as "the" Widow`s Mite. The coins were produced in vast quantities through the first century BC and first century AD. The quali...
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Moabite Stone
Language: Moabite (a West Semitic Language)
Medium: basalt stone stele
Size: 1.15 meters high, 60-68 centimeters wide
Length: 35 lines of writing
Honoree: Mesha, king of Moab
(late 9th century BCE)
Approximate Date: 830 BCE
Place of Discovery: Dhiban [in modern Jordan]
Date of Discovery: 1868
Current Location: Louvre Museum...
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Among collectors of ancient coins, the Tribute Penny has great appeal, especially to Christians. You may recall from your study of the Bible that Matthew 22:17-22, Mark 12:15-17 and Luke 20:22-26 all describe Jesus commenting on a denarius, a coin that we would refer to today as a "penny".
[Bible] [Rome] [Coin]...
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(The Moabite Stone. Description with text. 830 BCE....
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A brief study about the deciphering of the ancient Hieroglyphs and the discovering of the Rosetta Stone. [Bible History Online Study]...
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