A New Coin Type of Aristobulos of Armenia Minor

Abstract

Aristobulos, a grandson of Herod the Great, ruled Armenia Minor in Anatolia and then Chalkis
ad Libanum. Until recently, only very rare large and medium bronze coins minted by him, in
two years, were known. Now, more coins of Aristobulos have been uncovered in Asia Minor,
including a small coin type for each of the years. This discovery attests that the coins of
Aristobulos were minted in Armenia Minor, establishes the king’s denominational system and
fixes their dates to two years: 66/7 and 70/1 CE. The coins may thus possibly be related to the
first Jewish revolt against the Romans.