Herod Antipas, PALM BRANCH, Biblical/Judean
$332.77  
May-23-05
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Herod Antipas was called "that fox" by Jesus, he ordered the 
execution of John the Baptist at the behest of his wife, 
Herodias, after her daughter by an earlier marriage, Salome, 
had pleased Antipas with a dance.
His coins are RARE and missing from many good collections.

Herod Antipas, 4 BC-40 AD, half-denomination bronze of 18.2 
mm, 6.14 grams. Struck at the mint of Tiberias in Galilee, 
dated to the year 30 AD.

Obverse: Upright palm branch with date and name "Herod 
Tetrarch."
Reverse: TIBE PIAC in a wreath.
Reference: Hendin-517.