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2 Bronze Coins Of Pontius Pilate - BF.063
Circa: 29
AD
Additional Information: The gold mounts are modern. f
£2,600.00
Location: Great Britain
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Obverse, [IUYLIA KAICAPOP] encircling three
bound heads of barley, the outer two drooping;
reverse, TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC encircling
Simpulum (a libation ladle) and date “LIS.”
Pontius Pilate, most famously known for being
the judge who sentenced Jesus to death was
the Procurator of Judea from AD 26- 36. While
much literature, both ancient and modern,
portrays him as infamous and incompetent, it
may be fairer to say he was a complex man
beleaguered by extraordinary circumstances in
a difficult time. The Romans dominated the
world in which Jesus lived, although Rome did
make concessions to the sensibilities of other
cultures. This powerful coin is a case in point,
showing three ears of barley bound together.
Out of respect for Jewish sensitivity regarding
graven images, coins depicted “still life”
subjects such as palm branches, cornucopia,
etc. The poignant beauty of this coin matches
the simple faith of the most pious. It is a
memorial to one of the most momentous eras
in history, when Roman paganism, Judaism,
and the nascent faith of Christianity all
intermingled in the same land.The coins of
Pontius Pilate were circulated in Ancient Israel
for over thirty years. They knew the scent of
spice-stalls, heard the ranting of merchants,
and smelled the sweat and dust of daily works.
They were alive to the sounds of Hebrew,
Aramaic, Greek and Latin voices haggling over
prices in the marketplaces or offering prayers
to YHVH, Jesus, or Jupiter in temples. Holding
this work in our hands, we are transported
back in history to one of the most fabled times
words have recorded, when the Jewish people
struggled to be free from Roman occupation
and when the Lord Jesus Christ walk the earth,
was tried, and executed. We can still feel the
power of these events resonate in the energy
of this ancient coin.
- (BF.063)
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