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Judaea, Alexander Jannaeus, TJC N1
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Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan), AD 103-76 BC
AE - Prutah, 15.06mm, 2.10g, 0°
Jerusalem, 95-76 BC
obv. Lily, on both sides Paleo-Hebrew legend:
יהונתן - המלך
= YHWNTN - H MLK
= Yehonatan Ha Malik
= Yehonatan the king
rev. [BASILEWS] ALEZADROV(sic!) (in Greek) around anchor
= King Alexander
ref. GBC5 1148; GBC4 467; AJC Aa3; TJC N1
VF, black-green patina, N of ALEZANDROV is missing
The lily was the symbol for the temple and the Jewish civilisation, but for a more spiritual idea referring to the redemption of Israel too: "I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily (Hosea 14:6) (Meshorer)
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