Yehud coinage
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Yehud coinage refers to the small silver and bronze coins minted in the Persian-period province of Yehud (Judea), notable for their early use of Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions and symbols reflecting Jewish religious identity.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian-period Judean coinage
ⓘ
ancient coinage ⓘ numismatic series ⓘ |
| authority |
Persian imperial authorities
ⓘ
local Judean administration ⓘ |
| country | Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
drachm (rare)
ⓘ
half-obol ⓘ obol ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | numismatics ⓘ |
| followedBy | early Hellenistic Judean coinage ⓘ |
| function |
local small-change currency
ⓘ
tax and administrative payments ⓘ |
| iconography |
bearded male bust
ⓘ
chariot ⓘ falcon or eagle ⓘ human head ⓘ winged disk ⓘ |
| inscription |
YHD
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
YHDH NERFINISHED ⓘ YHW ⓘ |
| inscriptionType |
administrative designation
ⓘ
territorial designation ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| mintedIn |
Persian-period Judea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yehud Medinata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
among the earliest coins with Hebrew inscriptions
ⓘ
combination of imperial Persian and local Jewish symbols ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Achaemenid provincial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Philisto-Arabian coinage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Second Temple period Judaism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of Judea ⓘ |
| religiousContext | early Jewish religious identity ⓘ |
| religiousSymbol |
lily
ⓘ
pomegranate ⓘ priestly figure (interpreted) ⓘ temple façade (interpreted) ⓘ |
| scriptUsed |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Paleo-Hebrew ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century BCE
ⓘ
early Hellenistic period ⓘ late 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Judea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yehud Medinata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weightStandard | Persian weight standard ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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