Archelaus prutah Crested Helmet with Grape 4 BC-6 AD (ArchHelmet 03) widow mite but looks to be LIH)

but looks to be LIH)

These coins are almost never round but oblong with two flans and/or straight cuts on opposite ends

The coin depicts a lituus

The denarius of Ceasar Tiberius is the same coin referred to by Jesus Christ when asked about paying taxes in Mark 12:15-16

and the work of a new generation of numismatists who specialize in this field

Archelaus prutah Crested Helmet with Grape 4 BC-6 AD (ArchHelmet 03) widow mite but looks to be LIH)This coin was minted by Herod II, also known as Herod Archelaus from 4 BC 5AD. This is a half prutah or lepton. Herod Archelaus was the Herod mentioned in the Christmas story about when Jesus' parents returned from Egypt that they moved to Nazareth upon their return from Egypt in Matthew 2: 21 23. The coin shows a crested helmet with cheek straps and a bunch of grapes on a vine with small leaf on reverse.