3145 - Jerusalem (Alexander Jannaeus) (AE double cornucopia/legend) over Alexander Jannaeus (anchor/lily flower) (Agora Auctions, 37, July 2015, 85)
From SILVER
104 BCE - 76 BCE | "YNTN HKHN HGDLWḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews"
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Agora Auctions, 37, 28 July, 2015, 85. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | K. Miller collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Two cornucopias, ornemented with ribbons, surrounding a pomegranate. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | "YNTN HKHN HGDLWḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews" (Hebrew) Legend within wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Jerusalem | Ancient regionAncient region. | Judaea | Modern countryModern country: Israel | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Alexander Jannaeus (Hasmonean king, 103-76 BC), Hasmonean kingdom (c. 140-37 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 104 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 76 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.342.34 g <br />2,340 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: prutah
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 14.714.7 mm <br />1.47 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Hendin 20011Hendin 2001, n° 1144-1146 and 1149, Meshorer 20012Meshorer 2001, vol. 1, p. 71, 77-78, 132-134 (Group 1a.), HGC 103HGC 10, n° 638-642. | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Anchor surrounded by circle. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | HMLKYHWNTN: paleo-Hebrew script (Hebrew) Lily flower surrounded by circle of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Jerusalem | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Judaea | Modern countryModern country: Israel | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Alexander Jannaeus (Hasmonean king, 103-76 BC), Hasmonean kingdom (c. 140-37 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 104 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 76 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | prutah
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Meshorer 19824Meshorer 1982, vol. 1, p. 69, 118, Group Aa, Hendin 20011Hendin 2001, n° 1148 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on lily and anchor type." | ||
