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Creator

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Period

Roman Empire

Ruler

Polemon II (38-68 AD)

Mint

Pontus

Province or Region

Pontus and Cilicia

Date

56/57 AD

Metal

Silver

Denomination

19

Weight

3.09g

Obverse Description

Head of Polemo, r., diademed. ΒΑΣΙΛΕⲰϹ ΠΟΛΕΜⲰΝΟϹ

Reverse Description

Head of Nero, r., laureate. ΕΤΟΥⳞ ΙΘ (Year 19=56/57 AD)

Comments

Great grandson of Mark Antony; met Berenice, widow of Herod of Chalcis while visiting Agrippa I in Tiberias, married, converted to Judaism. She divorced, returned to Agrippa II.

Publisher

Pepperdine University Libraries

Digital Collection

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land

Credit Line

The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives

Document Type

Article