24601 - Jerusalem (Alexander Jannaeus) (AE double cornucopia/legend) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics, EA 110, Aug. 2023, 843)

From SILVER


104 BCE - 76 BCE | "YNTN HKHN HGDLWḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews"

Images
Overstriking coin
24601_-_Jerusalem_(Alexander_Jannaeus).jpeg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s) ᵖ: Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 110, 3 Aug. 2023, 843.

Overstriking coin

Description
Obverse: Two cornucopias, ornemented with ribbons, surrounding a pomegranate. Reverse: "YNTN HKHN HGDLWḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews" (Hebrew) Legend within wreath.
Mint and issuing power
Mint: Jerusalem Ancient region Judaea Modern country: Israel Authority: Alexander Jannaeus (Hasmonean king, 103-76 BC), Hasmonean kingdom (c. 140-37 BCE)
Chronology
From 104 BCE to 76 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org period
Physical description
Metal: Bronze Nomisma.org Weight in grams: 2.382.38 g <br />2,380 mg <br /> Denomination: prutah Nomisma.org Axis: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
Diameter: 1616 mm <br />1.6 cm <br />
References
Coin reference: Coin series reference: "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Hendin 2001, n° 1144-1146 and 1149, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Meshorer 2001, vol. 1, p. 71, 77-78, 132-134 (Group 1a.), "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 10, n° 638-642.
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Overstruck type

Description
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Mint and issuing power
Mint ᵖ: Ancient region ᵖ Modern country: Authority ᵖ:
Chronology
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Physical description
References
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Additional data

References

  1. ^  Hendin, David (2001), Guide to Biblical Coins, 4th edition, Ampora, New York, 511 p., 38 pl.
  2. ^  Meshorer, Ya'akov (2001), A Treasury of Jewish Coins, from the Persian Period to Bar Kokhba, Yad Ben-Zvi Press ; Amphora Books, New York, 356 p., 80 pl.
  3. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 10. handbook of coins of the Southern Levant : Phoenicia, southern Koile Syria (including Judaea), and Arabia, Lancaster-London, lxxix, 201 p.