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Judaea, Mattathias Antigonus, TJC 36
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Matthathias Antigonus (Mattatayah), 40-37 BC
AE 24 (big bronze), 13.25g, 24.13mm
obv. Double cornucopiae with fruits and Palaeo-Hebrew legend:
[ימ / רהיוד / וחב / הגד / ן]הכה / תתיה[מ]
from r. to l.:
= [M]TTYH / H KH[N / H GDL / W (Ch)B / R H YWD / YM]
= Matitiah Ha Kohen H Gadol We Chaver Ha Yehudim
= Matitiah the Highpriest and the Council of the Jewish
rev. Ivy wreath with legend around in Greek:
[BAC]ILEO ANTIG[ONOV] (N of ANTIG retrograd)
ref. Hendin IV, 481; AJC type U; TJC 36
VF, dark green patina
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