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John Hyrcanus with Antiochus VII
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Prutah, Jerusalem mint, 132/131 BCE. 16mm, 2.71g. O: The Seleucid anchor. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ (of King Antiochus, Benefactor), Seleucid anchor upside down, date below, ΑΠΡ (year 181). R: Lily of Jerusalem.
This coin is significant in that the anchor makes its debut as a Jewish image.
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