Persian Empire, Samaria, Satrap Hezekiah, 375 - 333 B.C.
SH35682. Silver quarter obol, Hendin 1065 var; Meshorer TJC 24 var; Mildenberg, Yehud pl. 21, 19 var, Fair/VF, weight 0.239 g, maximum diameter 6.9 mm, obverse blank (struck uniface, the planchet slipped off the die and the obverse was struck on the flat anvil); reverse forepart of lynx (winged and horned mythical lion)
osephus identifies Hezekiah as the High Priest of the Jews who offered friendship to Ptolemy I after his conquest of Palestine. Josephus mentions Hezekiah was sixty years old at the time of Ptolemy. It is likely that the Persian satrap who issued this coin type and the Hezekiah who later issued coins as a subordinate of Ptolemy are the same man.
The First Jewish Revolt, 66 - 70 A.D.
JD40869. Bronze eighth denomination, Hendin 1369, VF, areas of corrosion, 69 - 70 A.D. mint, weight 4.148g, maximum diameter 18.6mm, die axis 0o, Year 4, 69 - 70 A.D.; obverse "To the redemption of Zion" in Hebrew, chalice with a pearled rim; reverse "year four" in Hebrew, Lulav (myrtle, palm and willow branches tied together) flanked by an etrog (citron - small lemon like fruit) on both sides;
"and you shall take of yourselves on the first day [of Sukkot] the fruit of a goodly tree [etog], a palm branch, the myrtle branch, and the willow of the brook [lulav]; and you shall rejoice before the L-rd your G-d seven days" -- Leviticus 23.
Persian Empire, Judaea (Yehudah), 375 - 333 B.C.
Minted in Judaea while under Persian control, prior to Alexander the Great's conquest
JD37219. Silver hemiobol, Meshorer TJC 6, Hendin 1057, F, weight 0.490g, maximum diameter 7.3mm, die axis 225o, c. 375 - 333 B.C.; obverse oriental style head of Athena; reverse Aramaic inscription: "YHD" (Yehudah), owl standing right, head facing, lily upper
Judean Kingdom, John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan), 134 - 104 B.C.
SH35897. Bronze half prutah, Hendin 1134, Meshorer TJC type C, VF, weight 0.727 g, maximum diameter 10.2 mm, die axis 0o, Jerusalem mint, obverse Paleo-Hebrew legend: Yehohanan the High Priest and Council of the Jews, Lulav (palm-frond); reverse lily, two stalks of grain below, A center left
