Archelaus prutah Crested Helmet with Grape 4 BC-6 AD (ArchHelmet 03) widow mite 449-404 BC AR tetradrachm OBVERSE:

449-404 BC AR tetradrachm OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Athena right REVERSE: Owl standing right

but looks to be LIH)

These coins are almost never round but oblong with two flans and/or straight cuts on opposite ends

Nice clear images both sides

and the work of a new generation of numismatists who specialize in this field

Archelaus prutah Crested Helmet with Grape 4 BC-6 AD (ArchHelmet 03) widow mite 449-404 BC AR tetradrachm OBVERSE:This coin was minted by Herod II, also known as Herod Archelaus from 4 BC 5AD. This is a half prutah or lepton. Herod Archelaus was the Herod mentioned in the Christmas story about when Jesus' parents returned from Egypt that they moved to Nazareth upon their return from Egypt in Matthew 2: 21 23. The coin shows a crested helmet with cheek straps and a bunch of grapes on a vine with small leaf on reverse.