A bronze prutah of Pontius Pilate, procurator of Judea...
A bronze prutah of Pontius Pilate, procurator of Judea under Tiberius – retrograde lituus. Obv.: Lituus (divining rod) facing left, surrounded by totally misunderstood inscription (' of Tiberius Caesar'). Rev.: The reverse was completely defaced in antiquity.
30-31 C.E. 1.43 grams, 14¾ mm. For similar cf. Ya'akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (Jerusalem 2001), pl. 75, no. 333g
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A bronze prutah of Pontius Pilate, procurator of Judea under Tiberius – retrograde lituus. Obv.: Lituus (divining rod) facing left, surrounded by totally misunderstood inscription (' of Tiberius Caesar'). Rev.: The reverse was completely defaced in antiquity.
30-31 C.E. 1.43 grams, 14¾ mm. For similar cf. Ya'akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (Jerusalem 2001), pl. 75, no. 333g