Prutot (small bronze coins) bearing regnal and administrative symbols associated with the procuratorship of Marcus Antonius Felix have been recovered from numerous excavated contexts across Judea, including Jerusalem, Caesarea Maritima, and Masada. Large concentrations were identified during Yigael Yadin's excavations at Masada (1963–1965) and in Benjamin Mazar's Temple Mount excavations (1968–1978). Specimens are held in the Israel Museum's coin collection, the British Museum's Department of Coins and Medals, and the Kadman Numismatic Pavilion at the Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv. Felix served as procurator of Judea under emperors Claudius and Nero, a tenure numismatic evidence helps fix between approximately AD 52 and 59. The prutot attributed to Felix's administration are small cast-bronze coins, typically 15–17 mm in diameter and weighing 2–3 grams. They display imagery conventional for Judean Roman provincial coinage: one type features two crossed shields and spears on the obverse with a date palm on the reverse, while another shows a palm branch within a wreath alongside Greek legends referencing Nero and Britannicus. The coins carry Greek lettering and regnal year dates from Nero's reign, enabling precise chronological placement. Acts 24 records Paul's extended detention at Caesarea under Felix following charges brought by the high priest Ananias, a narrative spanning approximately two years before Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. For biblical scholarship, Felix's coinage provides material verification that corroborates Luke's identification of Felix as the presiding Roman authority during Paul's Caesarean imprisonment. The coin types' regnal-year dating system aligns with the Lukan succession notice in Acts 24:27, supporting a Festus accession around AD 59–60—a cornerstone date in Pauline chronological reconstruction. The numismatic evidence integrates with Josephus's parallel accounts of Felix's administration in *Jewish Antiquities* 20 and *Jewish War* 2, reinforcing the broader provincial and political context Acts presupposes. **Sources:** David Hendin, *Guide to Biblical Coins*, 5th ed. (Amphora, 2010); Ya'akov Meshorer, *A Treasury of Jewish Coins* (Yad Ben-Zvi Press, 2001); Josephus, *Jewish Antiquities* 20.137–143; Acts 24:1–27.
Bronze prutot minted under Felix provide independently datable numismatic confirmation of his procuratorship over Judea (c. AD 52–59), directly corroborating the Acts 24 trial narrative and anchoring Pauline chronology within Roman provincial administration.
