2868 - Jerusalem (John Hyrcanus I) (AE double cornucopia/legend) over Alexander Jannaeus (anchor/lily flower) (MacDonald coll., 140)

76 BCE - 67 BCE | "YHWHNN HKHN HGDL WḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yehohanan the High Priest and of the Council of the Jews"

Images

Overstriking coin

Overstruck variety

Alexander Jannaeus (anchor-lily flower) .jpeg [1]

Traces of the overstruck variety

Location/history


Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	D. MacDonald collection, n° 140

Overstriking coin

Description

Obverse:

Two cornucopias, ornemented with ribbons, surrounding a pomegranate.

Reverse:

"YHWHNN HKHN HGDL WḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yehohanan the High Priest and of the Council of the Jews" (Hebrew) Legend within wreath.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Jerusalem

Ancient region

Judaea

Modern country: Israel

Authority:

Hasmonean kingdom (c. 140-37 BCE), John Hyrcanus I (Hasmonean leader and Jewish high priest, c. 134-104 BCE)

Chronology

From 76 BCE to 67 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

period

Physical description

Metal: Bronze	Weight in grams: 1.961.96 g <br />1,960 mg <br />	Denomination: prutah	Axis: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
Diameter: 1515 mm <br />1.5 cm <br />

References

Coin reference:	MacDonald 2009, p. 187-188, n° 140	Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Meshorer 2001, Group T, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Hendin 2001, n° 1132a (double struck reverse), "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 10, n° 642.
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/jerusalem.john hyrcanus i.hendin.2010.1132-1133.1135.1137.1139-1141

Overstruck type

Description

Obverse:

(BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ Α)ΛΕΞ(ΑΝΔΡΟΥ) (greek) Anchor surrounded by circle (visible: portion of circle).

Reverse:

(HMLKYHWNTN): paleo-Hebrew script (Hebrew) Lily flower surrounded by circle of dots (visible: portion of circle of dots, other uncertain traces).

Mint and issuing power

Mint ^ᵖ:

Jerusalem

Ancient region ^ᵖ

Judaea

Modern country: Israel

Authority ^ᵖ:

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

Chronology

From 104 BCE to 76 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

period

Physical description

Denomination ^ᵖ:

prutah

References

Coin type reference ^ᵖ:	"[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4Meshorer 1982, vol. 1, p. 69, 118, Group Aa, "[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Hendin 2001, n° 1148
Coin series web reference overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/jerusalem.alexander jannaeus.hendin.2010.1148-1149

Additional data

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References

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