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Judaea, Alexander Jannaeus, TJC Q27
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Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan), 103-76 BC
AE - Prutah, 2.23g, 14.49mm, 0°
Jerusalem
obv. Paleo-Hebrew legend in 4 lines within laurel wreath:
יהונ / תןהכג / דולוחב / יהד
from r. to l.:
YHWN / TN H K G / DWL W (Ch)B / YHD
= Yehonatan Ha K[ohen] Gadol We Chaver Yehudi[m]
= Yehonatan the High Priest and Council of the Jews
rev. Double Cornucopiae, decorated with ribbons, in dotted circle, between horns a pomegranate with long
stalk
ref. GBC4 474; AJC I Fa27; TJC Q27
about VF, nice inscription, black patina with earthen deposits
Pedigree:
ex coll. Schöttle/Stuttgart (acquired 1968)
The last R (at the wrong place!) is missed, but there is enough space for it.
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