3665 - Jerusalem (Alexander Jannaeus) (AE double cornucopia/legend) over Alexander Jannaeus (anchor/lily flower) (Gemini, 6, Jan. 2010, 286)

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

3665_-_Jerusalem_(Alexander_Jannaeus).png [1]

Overstruck variety

Alexander Jannaeus (anchor-lily flower) .jpeg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Gemini, 6, 10 Jan. 2010, 286.
Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Dr St. Gerson collection

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}

period

Physical description

Metal: Bronze	Weight in grams: 1.631.63 g <br />1,630 mg <br />	Denomination: prutah

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.
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/jerusalem.alexander jannaeus.hendin.2010.1144-1146

Overstruck type

Description

Obverse:

BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Anchor surrounded by circle.

Reverse:

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

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.]]1Hendin 2001, n° 1148
Coin series web reference overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/jerusalem.alexander jannaeus.hendin.2010.1148-1149

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikes:		Level of confidence:
Remarks:	"The Identity of YNTN on Hasmonean Overstruck Coins and the Chronology of the Alexander Jannaeus Types."

References

a b Hendin, David (2001), Guide to Biblical Coins, 4th edition, Ampora, New York, 511 p., 38 pl.
^ 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.
^ 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.