Agrippa Prutah Cuff Links, Sterling Silver
- Description
Sterling silver cuff links with bezel and tab set bronze Agrippa Prutah coins, circa 37-44 CE. Obverse side of the coins depicts an umbrella-like canopy with fringes. The reverse shows three heads of barley between two leaves., and is the facing side of these cuff links. 22mm average diameter. Certificate of Authenticity
These coins were minted under the rule of Herod Agrippa. After the death of his father, young Agrippa's grandfather, Herod the Great, sent him to the Imperial Court of Rome. There he befriended and grew up with Claudius, Caligula and Drusus. Together they were educated by the Emperor Tiberius.
Years later, when his friend Caligula became emperor, he was rewarded the territory comprising most of Israel, including Judea, Galilee, Batanaea, and Perea. Herod Agrippa's rule allowed his people a brief period of peace and prosperity. The evil consequences of a ruler's unbridled passions and tyranny had been sufficiently evident to him in Rome, and had taught him moderation and strict self-control. His people regarded him with love and devotion because he healed with tender hand the deep wounds inflicted on the national susceptibilities by brutal Roman governors. He ruled his subjects with compassion and friendliness. Like the ancestral Asmoneans from whom he sprang through his noble grandmother Mariamne, he honored the Law. Like the merest commoner, he carried his basket of first-fruits to the Temple. On the coins he minted, there was great effort in carefully avoiding the placement of any symbols which could offend the people's religious sentiment. The royal canopy on the obverse symbolizes his power, while the three ears of barley pay homage to the real strength of a nation- it's people.
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H-RC5AG_C-AS195
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