Antigonus Mattathias
Hasmonean king of Judaea
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contribution to coinage
- In coin: Coinage in Judaea
Antigonus Mattathias (40–37 bc), the last of the Maccabees, introduced the seven-branched candlestick as a type. Under the Herodian dynasty, from 37 bc, Greek alone was found on Judaean coins. Herod Philip (4 bc–ad 34) gravely infringed Jewish convention by showing the effigy of the…
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role in history of Palestine
- In Palestine: The Hasmonean priest-princes
Antigonus, the son of Aristobulus and therefore a legitimate Hasmonean, won the favor of the Parthians and was established by them as king and high priest of Jerusalem. Phasael was reported to have died by suicide, while his brother Herod escaped to Rome.
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