Yehud coinage

Reverse of a Yehud coin from the Persian era, with lily (symbol of Jerusalem)^[1]

Obverse of a Judean silver Yehud coin from the Persian era (0.58 gram), with falcon or eagle and Aramaic inscription *YHD* (Judea). Denomination is a Ma'ah.

The Yehud coinage is a series of small silver coins bearing the Aramaic inscription Yehud.^[2] They derive their name from the inscription YHD (𐤉‬𐤄𐤃‬), "Yehud", the Aramaic name of the Achaemenid Persian province of Yehud; others are inscribed YHDH, the same name in Hebrew. The minting of Yehud coins commenced around the middle of the fourth century BC (ca 350 BC), and continued until the end of the Ptolemaic period.^[3]

^ Gerson, Stephen (2001). "Fractional Coins of Judea and Samaria in the Fourth Century BCE". Near Eastern Archaeology. 64 (3): 106–121. doi:10.2307/3210840. JSTOR 3210840.
^ Rooke, Deborah W. (March 9, 2000). Zadok's Heirs:The Role and Development of the High Priesthood in Ancient Israel: The Role and Development of the High Priesthood in Ancient Israel. Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-826998-4 – via Google Books.
^ Gitler H., Lorber C., Fontanille J.-P. (2023), The Yehud Coinage: A Study and Die Classification of the Provincial Silver Coinage of Judah. (Introduction) Israel Numismatic Society; Jerusalem, Israel.

[1] Gerson, Stephen (2001). "Fractional Coins of Judea and Samaria in the Fourth Century BCE". Near Eastern Archaeology. 64 (3): 106–121. doi:10.2307/3210840. JSTOR 3210840.

[google225-2] Rooke, Deborah W. (March 9, 2000). Zadok's Heirs:The Role and Development of the High Priesthood in Ancient Israel: The Role and Development of the High Priesthood in Ancient Israel. Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-826998-4 – via Google Books.

[3] Gitler H., Lorber C., Fontanille J.-P. (2023), The Yehud Coinage: A Study and Die Classification of the Provincial Silver Coinage of Judah. (Introduction) Israel Numismatic Society; Jerusalem, Israel.

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