page_title: Coponius
hierarchical_section_title: Coponius
caption_attribution_description: English: Coin of Coponius, the first governor ("Prefect") of Iudaea province, about 6 CE. Itamar Atzmon's collection. עברית: המטבע שהנפיק הנציב הרומאי הראשון קופוניוס, ועליו סממנים יהודיים מובהקים: עץ התמר והלולב. קופוניוס היה הראשון שהנפיק מטבע ללא סממנים רומאיים, כפי שהיה נהוג באימפריה הרומאית, כדי לשדר פייסנות כלפי הציבור היהודי שישב בארץ. אוסף איתמר עצמון.
context_page_description: Coponius was the first Roman governor of Judaea province. He was, like the prefects who succeeded him, of knightly rank, and "had the power of life and death". During his administration the revolt of Judas the Galilean occurred, the cause of which was not so much the personality of Coponius as the introduction of Roman soldiers. Owing to the reconstruction of the province of Judea then in progress, the census was being taken by Quirinius, Roman legate of Syria, which was a further cause of offence.
  In 9 CE Coponius was recalled to Rome, and replaced by Marcus Ambivulus. Probably it is on account of this occurrence that one door of the Temple bore the name of "door of Coponius". Regarding the personal attitude of Coponius toward the Jews nothing definite is known.
context_section_description: Coponius was the first Roman governor (Prefect) of Judaea province (6 CE to 9 CE). He was, like the prefects who succeeded him, of knightly rank, and "had the power of life and death". During his administration the revolt of Judas the Galilean occurred, the cause of which was not so much the personality of Coponius as the introduction of Roman soldiers. Owing to the reconstruction of the province of Judea then in progress, the census was being taken by Quirinius, Roman legate of Syria, which was a further cause of offence. 
  In 9 CE Coponius was recalled to Rome, and replaced by Marcus Ambivulus. Probably it is on account of this occurrence that one door of the Temple bore the name of "door of Coponius". Regarding the personal attitude of Coponius toward the Jews nothing definite is known.
caption: Coin of Coponius
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