Porcius Festus
![Stained glass window in St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne showing Festus in yellow](/Images/godic/202502/03/Festus_window_large4450.jpg")
![Bronze prutah minted by Porcius Festus.Obverse: Greek letters NEP WNO C (Nero) in wreath tied at the bottom with an X.Reverse: Greek letters KAICAPOC (Caesar) and date LE (year 5 = 58/59 A.D), palm branch](/Images/godic/202502/03/Coin_of_Porcius_Festus4450.jpg")
Porcius Festus was procurator of Judea from about AD 59 to 62, succeeding Antonius Felix. His exact time in office is not known. The earliest proposed date for the start of his term is c. A.D. 55-6, while the latest is A.D. 61. These extremes have not gained much support and most scholars opt for a date between 58 to 60. F. F. Bruce says that, "The date of his [Felix's] recall and replacement by Porcius Festus is disputed, but a change in the provincial coinage of Judaea attested for Nero's fifth year points to A.D. 59" Conybeare and Howson lay out an extended argument for the replacement taking place in A.D. 60.