Yehud Coinage 2, 1/4 shekel, Silver, struck at Philistian mint, 400–375 BC. Obverse: facing female bust with bangs and hathoric curls, wearing earrings from which descend strings of pearls; spiral decoration below pearl necklace.. Reverse: prancing lion left above recumbent bovine with concealed owl in its body, head turned; in upper right field in lapidary aramaic script. dotted border set in incuse square.. Weight about 3.5 g, diameter 15.0 mm.
| mint | Philistian mint | weight | 3.54g (1) |
| ruler | Yehud Medinata | diameter | ⌀15.0 (1) |
| denomination | 1/4 shekel | axis | 10↕ (1) |
| material | Silver | technique | Struck |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Facing female bust with bangs and Hathoric curls, wearing earrings from which descend strings of pearls; spiral decoration below pearl necklace.
reverse
Prancing lion left above recumbent bovine with concealed owl in its body, head turned; in upper right field in lapidary Aramaic script. Dotted border set in incuse square.
specimens (1)
SITNAM
3.54g
⌀15.0
10↕
Cite this coin
Yehud Coinage 2 (lco.yhd.2), 400–375 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/yehud-coinage-2/ (accessed: 2026-08-10). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA