Yehud Coinage 9

Yehud Medinata · Gerah · 350 - 333 BCE

Date350 - 333 BCE

AuthorityYehud Medinata

DenominationGerah

MaterialSilver

MintYehud Mint

RegionJudaea

Average Size8mm, 0.4g (based on 8 examples)

Obverse TypeSmall head of Persian king right, with frontal eye, beardless and wearing jagged crown

Reverse LegendYHD (Paleo-Hebrew)

Reverse TypeOwl standing right, head facing; in upper left field lily placed sideways.

ManufactureStruck

StateAchaemenid Empire

Examples in Museum Databases (8 specimens)

American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)

SITNAM (ANS)

Obverse Type: Small head of Persian king right, with frontal eye, beardless and wearing jagged crown, below head imitation of die clash with owl head
Reverse Legend: YHD (Paleo-Hebrew)
Reverse Type: Owl standing right, head facing; in upper left field lily placed sideways.
Authority: Yehud Medinata
Denomination: Gerah
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Silver
Mint: Yehud Mint
Region: Judaea
State: Achaemenid Empire