JD97654. Bronze eight prutot, Meshorer TJC 36; Hendin 6197; Sofaer 418; BMC Palestine p. 212, 2; SNG ANS 183; SNG Cop 64; HGC 10 646 (S), gF, dark patina with highlighting deposits, encrustations, off center, uneven strike with weak areas, pre-strike casting seam and sprues (as usual for the type), Jerusalem mint, weight 14.010g, maximum diameter 23.0mm, 40 - 37 B.C.; obverse Paleo-Hebrew inscription: Mattatayah the High Priest and Council of the Jews, around and between the horns of a double cornucopia; reverse Greek legend: BACIΛEΩC ANTIΓONOY (of King Antigonus), ivy wreath tied at the top with ribbons hanging down; from an Israeli collection;
scarce;
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