24587 - Jerusalem (Alexander Jannaeus) (AE anchor/lily flower) over uncertain type (Nomos AG, obolos 23, June 2022, 535)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 24587

104 BCE - 76 BCEBAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ | HMLKYHWNTN: paleo-Hebrew script

Images

Overstriking coin

24587_-_Jerusalem_(Alexander_Jannaeus).jpeg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Nomos AG, obolos 23, 12 June 2022, 535.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	From the J. Metzger Collection.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Anchor surrounded by circle.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

HMLKYHWNTN: paleo-Hebrew script (Hebrew) Lily flower surrounded by circle of dots.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Jerusalem

Ancient regionAncient region.

Judaea

Modern countryModern country: Israel

AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:

Alexander Jannaeus (Hasmonean king, 103-76 BC), Hasmonean kingdom (c. 140-37 BCE)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 104 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 76 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 1.391.39 g <br />1,390 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: prutah	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1515 mm <br />1.5 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Meshorer 19821Meshorer 1982, vol. 1, p. 69, 118, Group Aa, Hendin 20012Hendin 2001, n° 1148
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/jerusalem.alexander jannaeus.hendin.2010.1148-1149

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"An unusual and very interesting overstrike."

References

^ Meshorer, Ya'akov (1982), Ancient Jewish coinage, Ampora, New York, 2 vol.
^ Hendin, David (2001), Guide to Biblical Coins, 4th edition, Ampora, New York, 511 p., 38 pl.