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YHD 14
Hemiobol with head of Persian king/falcon (TJC 16)
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219 specimens listed
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THE 3 BEST SPECIMENS
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1. Obverse dies
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Die
O1:
No appendage on crown. Three big peaks on
the crown, short nose:
Connected to R1
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Die O2: Appendage on crown = 20 degrees. Four long and thin peaks on the crown.
Connected to R2
Connected to R3
Connected to R4
Connected to R5
Connected to R6
Connected to R7
Connected to R8
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Die O3: No appendage on crown. Three big peaks on the crown, long nose.
Connected to R9
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Die O4: Appendage on crown = 35 degrees. 3 peaks on crown. Three long and thin peaks on the crown
Connected to R4
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Die O5: No appendage on crown. Three big peaks on the crown, long and narrow head.
Connected to R10
Connected to R11
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Die O6: No appendage on crown. Three big peaks.
Connected to R13
1) Before the break of O6
2) After the break of O6
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Die O7: Appendage on crown = 20 degrees. Very similar to O1, four short peaks on the crown.
Connected to R2
Connected to R4
Connected to R2a
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Die O8: Appendage on crown = 20 degrees. Three big peaks on the crown
Connected to R14
Connected to R15
Connected to R16
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Die O9
Connected to R17
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Die O10
Connected to R18
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Die O11: Thin and "flat" appendage on crown (only 10 degrees)
Connected to R20
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Die
O12:
Appendage on crown = 40
degrees 
Four thin peaks on the crown
Connected to R2
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.......Die O13: Thick appendage on crown= 50 degrees. Only 2 big peaks on the crown
Connected to R13
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Die O14: No appendage on the crown
Connected to R21
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Die O15: Three peaks on the crown. The eye is bigger than usual
Connected to R22
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Die O16: Crown with three peaks & appendage
Connected to R19
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Die O16a
Connected to R13
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Die O16b
Connected to R12
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.Die O16c
Connected to R29
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.Die O16d
Connected to R30
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- - - - Irregular des - - - -
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Die O17: Three big peaks on the crown
Connected to R23
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Die O18: Head facing left (type 1)
Connected to R24
About the following specimen, Mr. Goldberg wrote in 2001: "This coin apparently still unpublished with Persian king's head left. Also, on the normal coins of this type that are illustrated in Meshorer, the various forms of the inscription, "Yehud," are within very close proximity to, or even touching, the falcon's wings. On this coin there is sufficient field around the bird, and yet no lettering can be discerned. Perhaps another variety, i.e., uninscribed?"
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Die O19: Head facing left (type 2)
Connected to R25
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Die O20
Connected to R26
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.Die O21
Connected to R19
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Die O22
Connected to R27
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Die O23
Connected to R28
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The obverse of the following specimens is too poor or too off centered to be classified:
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2. Reverse dies
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Die R1: The falcon's head turns to right.
As shown on the picture at left, this reverse die is the same as H427 - R1! (go to the H427 page and scroll down to "Die R1" to see all the other specimens). Note that if the coins struck by H429-R3 (hereafter) are showing an almost immaculate die on obverse, their reverse side is much more corrupted. It could be explained as follow: The reverse die with falcon were firstly used to strike H427. Then later, this die which begun to be worn, has been re-used in association with the "head of king" obverse die for striking a part of the H429 coinage.
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Connected to O1
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Die R2: The falcon's head turns to left. The falcon is crossed on its left side by a die break
Connected to O2
Connected to O7
Connected to O12
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Die R2a
Connected to O7
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Die R3: The falcon's head turns to left
Connected to O2
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Die R4: The falcon's head turns to right. The beak is linked to the top of the right wing. Retrograde inscription turning outward
Connected to O4
Connected to O2
Connected to O7
Connected to unidentified dies:
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Die R5
Connected to O2
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...Die R6: The falcon's head turns to right. Probably a barbarous issue. The inscription is retrograde and going inward, the right wing is angular and not realistic.
Connected to O2
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Die R7: The falcon's head turns to right.
Connected to O2
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Die R8
Connected to O2
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Die R9: The falcon's head turns to right. The wings are about symmetrical.
Connected to O3
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Die R10: The falcon's head turns to right.
Connected to O5
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Die R11: The falcon's head turns to left
Connected to O5
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Die R12
Connected to O16b
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Die R13: The falcon's head turns to right. Retrograde inscription in four letters
Connected to O6
1) Before the break of O6
2) After the break of O6
Connected to O13
Connected to O16a
Connected to O19
Connected to unidentifiable obverse dies:
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Die R14: The falcon's head turns to right
Connected to O8
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Die R15: The falcon's head seems to turn right, but not sure. If it is the case, it is the single die showing the inscription to the right.
Connected to O8
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Die R16: The falcon's head turns to left. This die is entirely crossed by a break
Connected to O8
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.Die R17: The falcon's head turns to left. Retrograde inscription type I
Connected to O9
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..Die R18: Inscription to left, turning outward
Connected to O10
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.Die R19: Falcon with very short breast
Connected to O16
Connected to O21
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Die R20
Connected to O11
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Die R21
Connected to O14
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Die R22 Apparently anepigraphic
Connected to O15
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Die R23
Connected to O17
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Die R24: The falcon's head turns to right. Apparently no inscription - 1 - (?). The wings are a bit angular.
Connected to O18
About the following specimen, Mr. Goldberg wrote in 2001: "This coin apparently still unpublished with Persian king's head left. Also, on the normal coins of this type that are illustrated in Meshorer, the various forms of the inscription, "Yehud," are within very close proximity to, or even touching, the falcon's wings. On this coin there is sufficient field around the bird, and yet no lettering can be discerned. Perhaps another variety, i.e., uninscribed?"
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Die R25: The falcon's head turns to left. Apparently no inscription - 2 -
Connected to O19
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Die R26
Connected to O20
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Die R27
Connected to O22
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Die R28
Connected to O23
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.Die R29
Connected to O16c
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.Die R30
Connected to O16d
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Other reverse dies:
