Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Coin of Herod the Great, Jerusalem (Harvard Art Museums, 37 to 4 BCE)Sacred Art & IconographyCoin of Herod the Great, Jerusalem (Harvard Art Museums, 37 to 4 BCE)Bronze coin, 37 to 4 BCE, Harvard Art MuseumsCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Coin of Herod the Great, Jerusalem (Harvard Art Museums, 37 to 4 BCE)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/herodthegreat-harvard-3-1981-9.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Coin of Herod the Great, Jerusalem (Harvard Art Museums, 37 to 4 BCE). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/herodthegreat-harvard-3-1981-9Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-coin-of-herod-the-great-jerusalem-harvar, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Coin of Herod the Great, Jerusalem (Harvard Art Museums, 37 to 4 BCE)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/herodthegreat-harvard-3-1981-9}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA bronze coin struck under Herod the Great's reign in Jerusalem, 37 to 4 BCE. Following the aniconic convention of Jewish coinage of the period, it carries no royal portrait: the obverse shows a tripod with a lebes on a podium, the reverse a helmet flanked by palms and topped with a star. Held today by the Harvard Art Museums.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionJudaism, Religions Well-attested Source Coin of Herod the Great, Jerusalem, Harvard Art Museums (37 to 4 BCE)tier 1DepictsHerod the Great, Figures Well-attested ConnectedThe museum's own title names Herod the Great as the coin's issuing authority, but the museum's own description confirms the coin carries royal insignia, a tripod and a helmet, rather than his likeness, in keeping with contemporary Jewish aniconic coinage.Source Coin of Herod the Great, Jerusalem, Harvard Art Museums (37 to 4 BCE)tier 1SourcesCoin of Herod the Great, Jerusalem, Harvard Art Museums (37 to 4 BCE)tier 1Harvard Art MuseumsHarvard Art Museums 3.1981.9View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year