Ancient Rome (Judaea) Prutah Porcius Festus 59AD to 62AD

Porcius Festus was a procurator of Rome under emperor Nero. He is well known as the 'Festus' of Acts 25:12 in the Bible.

This is one of his coins, a prutah (or prutoh) made of base metal. The inscriptions read KAIC APOC LE on one side and NEP WNO C on the other. The plant is a palm branch.

These coins are sought by numismatists (coin collectors), and especially by people interested in biblical numismatics. Typical catalog values run like this:

worn: $50 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $100
well preserved: $150

The example in our picture is especially desirable because there is little wear and all the inscriptions are easily seen. It was sold by Ira & Larry Goldberg for $140 US dollars during a 2001 auction. CoinQuest thanks the Goldbergs for use of their coin photo.
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Coin: 21652, Genre: Ancient, Timeline: Ancient
Created (yyyymm): 201708, Last review: 201708
Appearance: Unusual or irregular shape Metallic brown Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 59, filter: 59 to 62
Image: rome_judaea_porcius_festus.jpg
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