Description

Herod Agrippa the Second

This coin features the portrait of Herod Agrippa II, the last king of the Herodian Dynasty, minted during the reign of the Roman Emperor Domitian in the year 77 AD.

Quite a few series of Agrippa II’s coins are identified as his because they have the name Agrippa, sometimes abbreviated, and can be dated to his reign. and not His fathers Agrippa the first.

Side A: Written IMP CAES DIVI DOMITIAN AUG around Agrippa Bust.
Side B: SALVTI ETII ARPI AUGUST, SC. And the year ET KS inside the square altar.

Herod Agrippa II was the great-grandson of Herod the Great and ruled as the client king of Chalcis and later other territories under the aegis of the Roman Empire. His reign was marked by a complex relationship with the Jewish population and the emerging Christian community, as well as with the Roman authorities.

The coin, bearing his image and inscriptions, serves as a testament to his rule and the political dynamics of the time. These coins provide further evidence of the economic and cultural exchanges that took place during the Flavian dynasty under Emperor Domitian.

Zak’s Antiquities is the website of Zak’s fine art and antiquities. Located on the Christian Quarter road in Jerusalem’s Old City. The shop began in 1964 and has remained as a family owned and operated business till this day. For the past 50 years Zak’s Antiquities has sold ancient coins, antiquities and art authentic to Israel and Jerusalem.