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The coin of Herod featuring cross within a diadem & tripod is The most common coin (prutah) of Herod the Great is similar to Hasmonean coins – an anchor with Greek inscription “HRwD BACI” (King Herod)
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The tetradrachm's use as a currency was soon adopted by many other city-states of ancient Greece
These coins are called Masada coins because it was there that a large hoard of this type of coins was found during an archaeological excavation
Roman historian Cassius Dio says that he was crucified and records in his Roman History: "These people [the Jews] Antony entrusted to a certain Herod to govern
TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP The coin of Herod featuringBayt Nattif stood on the much traveled ancient road connecting Eleutheropolis (Beit Guvrin) with Jerusalem, about midway between the two towns. The city had been assigned the status of toparchy, one of eleven toparchies or prefectures in Judaea given certain administrative responsibilities, known in classical sources by the name Betholetepha. According to Josephus, the city was sacked under Vespasian and Titus, during the first Jewish uprising against