Circa 332-302/1 BCE
AR Half Gerah – Ma’ah 8mm, 0.27 g
Facing head of male
Owl standing right, head facing; HPḤH (in Phoenician) to left, YḤZQYH (in Phoenician) to right
MCP YHD 24, dies O9/R11; Meshorer 22; Hendin 6069; HGC 10, 450; Bromberg 319; Shoshana II 20048; cf. Sofaer 20; Spaer 22
Ex Bes Collection
We don’t know much about Hezekiah save a brief mention of him in Josephus and these coins. It’s generally believed that he was either the last or one of the last satraps of Yehud.
Regardless, we do know he was the governor of the region because some of the coins tell us exactly that. The primary debate is when. Most believe shortly before the arrival of Alexander – and perhaps Alexander replaced him – while others say it was during the Ptolemaic times.