An addition to Numista catalog : a coin of 1 Gerah of Judea as Persian Satrapy (539 BC - 332 BC)

NAME : GERAH

SYSTEM : 20 GERAH = 1 SHEQEL

WEIGHT : 0.6 GRAM

CATALOGS NUMBERS  : HENDIN 1057 , Meshorer TJC 6

PERIOD: 375 BC

ISSUER AUTHORITY : JUDEA AS PERSIAN SATRAPY (539 BC - 332 BC)

DESCRIPTION : (1) GERAH | (1) MA'AH | HEMIOBOL | 1/2 OBOL 375BC
HENDIN 1057 , Meshorer TJC 6 BIBLICAL STATE'S NAME: יהוּד מְדִינְתָּא "YEHUD MEDINTA" JUDEA AUTONOMY WITHIN PERSIAN ACHAEMENID EMPIRE UNDER ARTAXERXES II REIGN: 404 - 358BC אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְֹתְּא השני , MINT: JERUSALEM , NOT ROUNDED , גרה | מעה | המיאובול | חצי אובול"

DATA SOURCES WITH PICTURES :

1) MY DATA - INCLIUDING : HENDIN 1057 AND : Meshorer TJC 6

http://giladzuckerman.webs.com/mercuguinness.html#ISRAEL FIRST COIN IN LISTINGS , WITH PICTURES

2) COINARCHIVES DATA - INCLUDING PICTURES AND A MENTION OF HENDIN 1057

http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1007517&AucID=1958&Lot=131&Val=5ffcb9b6836caa0f40b3bf79694bf013

3) FORVM ANCIENT COINS DATA - INCLUDING PICTURES AND MENTION OF Meshorer TJC 6 AND Hendin 1057

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=37219q00.jpg&vpar=1293&zpg=41260&fld=http://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/

Hi, I am the referee for Persian satrapies which includes Judea (Persian period). I will try to add your coin in the next few days.

I have just gone through the Persian satrapies catalog and have found your coin here.