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Judaea, Johannes Hyrcanus II, TJC S30 var.
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Johannes Hyrcanus II (Yonatan), king 67 BC, ethnarch 63-40 BC
AE - prutah, 2.15g, 16.14mm
Jerusalem
obv. Paleo-Hebrew legend in 5 lines within laurel wreath:
ינתן / הכהןגדל / וחברי / הדימ / ה
from r. to l.:
= YNTN / H KHN GDL / W (Ch)BR Y / H DYM / H
= Yonatan Ha Kohen Gadol We Chaver Yehudim
= Yonatan the Highpriest and Council of the Jews
rev. Double cornucopiae with pomegranate between horns
ref. Hendin 479-80; AJC Ha33; TJC S30 var. (different legend break between 1st and 2nd line)
VF
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