Porcius Festus Judaea Prutah Biblical Coin AD 59-62 Nero Roman Procurator

Own an authentic bronze Prutah struck in Roman Judaea under Porcius Festus, the Roman governor mentioned in the Biblical Book of Acts. Festus served as Procurator of Judaea from AD 59-62 during the reign of Emperor Nero and played a significant role in the trial and appeal of St. Paul before his journey to Rome.

The Romans built a settlement at a key crossing point of the River Thames in AD 47-50, which was abandoned during the Iceni rebellion a decade later. After the Romans defeated Boudica, a military installation was put there, and the city rebuilt. Londinium, or Roman London, evolved into the capital of Roman Britain. London served as a major part until the Romans left Britannica for good in the fifth century. The city lay in ruins for centuries, until its re-founding by King Alfred the Great in 886. It grew into perhaps the most important city in the world during the long 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria, whose portrait
adorns this British penny.