Herod Dynasty: Three Judaean Bronze Coins of the Biblical Holy Land

Herod Dynasty Bronze Prutah Trio (37 BCE-AD 44) — Biblical Kings Collection

NGC certified 3-coin series traces Herod I → Archelaus → Agrippa I through bronze prutahs — from Massacre of Innocents to Apostle executions.

Dynastic Succession

1. Herod the Great (37-4 BCE) — Temple builder + Gospel infant massacre

2. Herod Archelaus (4 BCE-AD 6) — Cruel ethnarch deposed by Rome

3. Herod Agrippa I (AD 41-44) — Killed James + imprisoned Peter (Acts 12)

Coin Designs

• Herod I: Double cornucopia + naval anchor — prosperity + Roman sea power

• Archelaus: Grapes/galley + victory wreath — agriculture + authority

• Agrippa I: Barley ears + royal canopy — harvest + kingship

New Testament Timeline

• Herod I: Nativity tyrant (Matthew 2)

• Archelaus: Post-death division cruelty

• Agrippa I: Apostolic Age persecutor → sudden death

Collector Masterpiece

Complete Herodian bronze dynasty from Bethlehem massacre through Acts martyrdoms. Essential biblical kings' succession.

Note: Coins shown are representative examples of grade/type, not actual specimens.