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Judaea, Johannes Hyrcanus II, TJC T10 var.
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Johannes Hyrcanus II (Yonatan), king 67 BC, ethnarch 63-40 BC
AE - prutah, 2.27g, 14.54mm
Jerusalem
obv. Paleo-Hebrew legend in 4 lines within laurel wreath:
ינתן / הכהןה / גדלוחבר / היהמ
from r. to l.:
= YNTN / H KHN / GDL W (Ch)BR / H YHM(?)
= Yonatan Ha Kohen We Chaver Ha Yehudim
= Yonatan the Highpriest and Council of the Jews
rev. Double cornucopiae with pomegranate between horns; anchor undertype visible, at the border remains of the Greek legend: ALEXA
ref. Hendin 478; AJC Ia8 var.; TJC T10 var. (last 2 lines different)
VF
From Forum Ancient Coins, thanks!
This type is overstruck on type TJC N (legend over lily, cornucopiae over anchor)
This type has been reattributed from Hyrcanus II to Alexander Jannaeus by Hendin and Shachar in `The Identity of YNTN on Hasmonean Overstruck Coins and the Chronology of the Alexander Jannaeus Types,` Israel Numismatic Research 3, 2008: 87-94. It appears this type was overstruck on earlier coins of Alexander Jannaeus that had never been released from the mint. (FAC)
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