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Herod Archelaus, Ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, 4 B.C. - 6 A.D.
The cornucopia was a hollow animal horn used as a container. One of the most popular religious symbols of the ancient world, the cornucopia is also know as the "horn of plenty."JD110308. Bronze prutah, Meshorer TJC 68 (same obv. die), Hendin 6223 (S) var. (HPWΔOY), Sofaer 61 var. (HPWΔ), RPC Online I 4912 var. (legends), VF, broad flan, green patina, earthen deposits, sprue cuts, reverse edge beveled, Jerusalem mint, weight 1.324g, maximum diameter 15.1mm, die axis 0o, 4 B.C. - 6 A.D.; obverse HPWΔH (Greek: of Herod, clockwise, first three letters on right, last two on left), anchor; reverse two cornucopias splayed outward, adorned with ribbons, caduceus between horns, EΘN (Greek abbreviation: Ethnarch) counterclockwise from lower right with N between the horns; from an Israeli collection; scarce; SOLD
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