Yehud Coinage 2

Yehud Medinata · 1/4 shekel · 400 - 375 BCE

Date400 - 375 BCE

AuthorityYehud Medinata

Denomination1/4 shekel

MaterialSilver

MintPhilistian Mint

RegionPhilistia

Average Size15mm, 3.5g (based on 1 example)

Obverse TypeFacing female bust with bangs and Hathoric curls, wearing earrings from which descend strings of pearls; spiral decoration below pearl necklace.

Reverse LegendYHD (Aramaic)

Reverse TypePrancing lion left above recumbent bovine with concealed owl in its body, head turned; in upper right field in lapidary Aramaic script. Dotted border set in incuse square.

ManufactureStruck

StateAchaemenid Empire

Examples in Museum Databases (1 specimen)

SITNAM (ANS)

Source record: https://numismatics.org/lco/id/lco.yhd.2