Nice Herod Archelaus Bronze Prutah Prow Rev. Counterstamped Galley Oversize Flan

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Here we have a nice Herod Archelaus Jerusalem-mint Prutah, struck on a very oversized planchet: 19mm at the widest! Weight is 2.0 grams. All of the letters on the Prow-side are visible; also there is at 7:00 a Galley counterstamp! There were only two known to Kogon (cf. Kogon, Aaron: Israel Numismatic Research 7/2012, his #2) at the time of his article, and both are countermarked Prow-side, as is this one. Square, with a no-corners punch, as is illustrated by Kogon. Hendin 506/1197 * Meshorer 72 * RPC 1 4916. Rare! Shipping: $3.50