Download or read book The Coins of Herod written by Donald Tzvi Ariel and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-12-23 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive reappraisal of Herod the Great’s coinage is undertaken. Hoard and archaeological evidence, together with iconographic, epigraphic and numismatic observations, contribute to innovative interpretations of the coins, a new relative chronology, and some historical ‘pegs’ towards an absolute chronology