Agrippa II, the last king of the Herodian dynasty, was prolific in minting coins, particularly after the Judaean-Roman War. In this online lecture, David Jacobson examined Agrippa’s coinage as well as the writings of Josephus and epigraphic evidence for his reign. He discussed the chronology of his reign, the role of his sister, Berenice, as his de-facto consort, his attitude towards the Jews and Judaism, particularly after the quelling of the First Jewish Revolt, and determining the date of his death.

Professor David Jacobson has pursued careers in both materials science and classical archaeology. He is currently an associate of the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford. From 2009 to 2015, he edited PEQ and is now Editor-in-Chief of Strata for the Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society. He has published widely on the history, architecture, and numismatics of the southern Levant, including most recently the historical biography, Agrippa II: The Last of the Herods (2019), for which he was awarded the Shekel Prize by the American-Israel Numismatic Association.

This was a joint AIAS/UCL Institute of Jewish Studies lecture, held in collaboration with the American Israel Numismatic Association.

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