Antonius Felix Prutah (Crossed Shield/Palm, RPC 4971)

ROMAN PROCURATORS OF JUDAEA

Time of Antonius Felix, AD 52-60

AE Prutah (16.40mm, 2.27g, 4h)

Struck AD 54

Jerusalem mint

Obverse: ΝΕΡΩ ΚΛΑΥ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ, crossed shields in front of crossed spears

Reverse: ΒΡΙΤ ΚΑΙ above and below palm tree; L-ΙΔ across fields

References: RPC I 4971, Hendin 6377

Earthen patina. Struck under the procuratorship of Antonius Felix, the Roman governor before whom Paul appeared in Acts 23 & 24.

Collection : Judaean