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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Judean & Biblical Coins| ▸ |Herodian Dynasty| ▸ |Agrippa II||View Options:   | | | Julius Marcus Agrippa was a teenager studying in Rome when his father died. He was too young to rule and his father's kingdom was made a Roman province. About 6 years later, he was given the kingdom of his uncle Herod of Chalcis. Later more was added. It was before Herod Agrippa II that Saint Paul was tried. Agrippa sided with the Romans during the Jewish rebellion. Though he continued to rule until at least 95 A.D., the temple was destroyed and in the end his assigned territories were in Syria, not Judaea. |
A Judaea Capta issue minted by a Jewish king! Agrippa was a devout Jew and a loyal vassal of Rome. It may seem strange he would commemorate the defeat of his people but he believed the Jews could flourish under Rome and sided with Rome during the rebellion. He ruled until at least 95 A.D. but in Syria, not Judaea.SH09634. Bronze half unit, RPC II 2276/2277, Hendin 1284/1284a, Meshorer TJC 160/160a, aVF, weight 14.74 g, maximum diameter 25.2 mm, die axis 0o, Tiberias mint, 85 - 86 A.D.; obverse KAICAP CEBAC - AVTOKP TITOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse ETO - KS BA / AΓPI−ΠΠA, Nike advancing right holding wreath and palm branch over shoulder, star in upper right field; extremely rare; SOLD
Judaean Kingdom, Herod Agrippa II, c. 49 - 95 A.D., for Claudius
SH08599. Bronze AE 19, Hendin 1266, RPC I 4851, Meshorer TJC 347, aVF, weight 5.57 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 0o, Tiberias mint, 53 - 54 A.D.; obverse KΛAY∆IOY KAICAPOC (of Claudius Caesar), Upright palm frond, L - IΓ (Claudius' year 13) across fields; reverse TIBE/PIAC within wreath; SOLD
Judaean Kingdom, Herod Agrippa II, c. 49 - 95 A.D., Struck for Vespasian
Julius Marcus Agrippa was a teenager studying in Rome when his father died. He was too young to rule and his father's kingdom was made a Roman province. About 6 years later, he was given the kingdom of his uncle Herod of Chalcis. Later more was added. It was before Herod Agrippa II that Saint Paul was tried. Agrippa sided with the Romans during the Jewish rebellion. Though he continued to rule until at least 95 A.D., the temple was destroyed and in the end his assigned territories were in Syria, not Judaea.SH90326. Bronze AE 30, RPC II 2283; Meshorer Caesarea Paneas 166; Hendin 1288; Meshorer AJC II 38, F, weight 15.554 g, maximum diameter 29.5 mm, die axis 0o, Caesarea Panaeas mint, 75 - 76 A.D.; obverse laureate head of Vespasian right; reverse Tyche-Demeter standing left, kalathos on head, two grain ears in extended right hand, cornucopia in left hand, star upper left, ETOY − KZ BA / AΓPI−ΠΠA (year 27, King Agrippa) flanking in two lines across field; ex CNG auction 233 (26 May 2010), lot 292 and auction 75 (23 May 2007), lot 863; SOLD
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