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YHD 24
Hemiobol with facing head/owl and inscription in Greek or pseudo-Greek (TJC 22c)
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This important new class of Yehud coins written in Greek has been discovered in fall 2008. To learn more on the subject, read: Fontanille-Lorber, Israel Numismatic Research Vol. 3 pp. 45-49 (abstracts here). The Yehud coins in Greek share 4 important characteristics: 1) They are written in Greek or pseudo-Greek, 2) They are of crude style on both sides, 3) The owl faces left, 4) The details of the face of the owl (eye, beak) have been enigmatically erased.
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11 specimens listed
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THE 3 BEST SPECIMENS
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Obverse & reverse dies
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Die O1
Connected to R1: BACIA at left of the owl (Type I)
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.Die O2
Connected to R2:
BACIA at left of the owl (Type II). Composite of the inscription at
left:
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Die O3
Connected to R3
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Die O4
Connected to R4
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Die O5
Connected to R5
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Enlarged view of die R5:
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