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Judaea, Johannes Hyrcanus II, TJC T07 var.
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Johannes Hyrcanus II (Yonatan), king 67 BC, ethnarch 63-40 BC
AE - Prutah, 2.23g, 15.83mm, 0°
Jerusalem
obv. Paleo-Hebrew legend in 5 lines within laurel wreath:
[ינתן] / הכהןה / גדלהחב / [מ / ריהד]
from r. to l.:
= [YNTN] / H KHN H / GDL H (Ch)B / [R YHD / M]
= Yonatan Ha Kohen Ha Gadol Ha Chaver [of the Jews]
rev. Double cornucopiae with pomegranate, beneath remains of the lily and the underlying Paleo-Hebrew legend:
נתןהמל
from r. to l.:
= NTN - H ML
= [Yeho]natan Ha Mal[ik]
= Yehonatan the king
ref.: Hendin 478; AJC Ia4; TJC T7 var. (Here we have clearly "Ha Chaver", not "We Chaver" as usually!)
rare so nice, S+
This type is an overstrike of TJC group N (lily).
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