76 BCE - 67 BCE | "YNTN HKHNHGDLWHBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews"
Overstruck variety
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Two cornucopias, ornemented with ribbons, surrounding a pomegranate.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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"YNTN HKHNHGDLWHBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews" (Hebrew) Legend within wreath.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 76 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 67 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 1.841.84 g <br />1,840 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: prutah
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 15.415.4 mm <br />1.54 cm <br />
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Anchor surrounded by circle.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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HMLKYHWNTN: paleo-Hebrew script (Hebrew) Lily flower surrounded by circle of dots.
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Mint and issuing power
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
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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prutah
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References
References
- 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.
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