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| OBV | NEP / WNO / C within wreath (acronym for Nero's name in Greek) | | REV | palm branch surrounded by KAICAPO (Greek for "Caesar") | These are the largerprutot and the smaller lepton minted under many of the Judaean kings
One Prutah was worth two lepta (singular lepton), which was the smallest denomination minted by the kings of the Hasmonean and Herodian Dynasties
The actual size of a prutah is between 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch in diameter
Porcius Festus (Procurator under Nero) Æ Prutah (15-16 mm, 1.90 gm)
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