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Judaea, Johannes Hyrcanus II, TJC T01 var.
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John Hyrcanus II (Yonatan), king 67 BC, ethnarch 63-40 BC
AE - Prutah, 1.66g, 14.77mm, 0°
struck in Jerualem
obv. Paleo-Hebrew legend in 5 lines within laurel wreath:
ינתן / ה כהן כ / דל ו ח / בר יהד / [מ]
from r. to l.:
YNTN / H KHN G / DL W (Ch) / BR YHD / [M]
= Yonatan Ha Kohen Gadol We Chaver Yehudim
= Yonatan the Highpriest and Council of the Jews
rev. Double cornuopiae with pomegranate
ref. Hendin IV 478; AJC I1 var.; TJC T1 var. (has הגדל and ג at 1. letter in 3rd line)
sand patina
These type was overstruck on coins of type N, anchor in circle and lily. On the r. edge of the rev. we can read ונתן of the underlying coin.
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