Lot 1417
Judaea, Yehud (Judah). Hezekiah. Silver 1/2 Ma'ah Obol (0.25 g), ca. 333/2-302/1 BCE. Blank, as made. Reverse: 'HPHH YHZQYH' (Yehezqio the governor - Hezekiah), owl standing right, head facing; in lower right field, Greek letter A. Cf. Hendin 1069; cf. TJC 22. The obverse unstruck as often seen with an unusally choice inscription of "Hezekiah". Very Fine. Estimate Value $500 - 600
The Brody Family Collection; Purchased privately from D. Hendin, December 1988.
In contrast to the earlier issue of Hezekiah, this was struck to the Attic standard favored for the coinages of Alexander the Great. This abandonment of the former Persic standard has led to the conclusion that they postdate the Macedonian conquest of Judaea. The coins of the Macedonian period also give Hezekiah his official title as ha pecha, the governor. The reverse type depicts the Athenian owl, perhaps partly to signal the new use of the Attic weight standard, but also looking back to the traditions of the Yehud coinage of the Persian period.
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