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103 - 76 | "YNTN HKHN HGDLWḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews"
Images
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald 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" 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) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 103 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 76 | 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.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.242.24 g <br />2,240 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Prutah? | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, p. 189, no. 142 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | D. Hendin1D. Hendin, Guide to biblical coins, New York, 2001, no. 1144-1146 and 1149, Y. Meshorer2Y. Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins, Jerusalem-New York, 2001, vol. 1, p. 71, 77-78, 132-134 (Group 1a.), O. D. Hoover3O. D. Hoover, The Handbook of Coins of the Southern Levant (phoenicia, Southern Koile Syria (including Judaea), and Arabia - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 10, Lancaster-London, 2010, no. 638-642. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | (BAΣΙΛΕ)Ω (sic) ΑΛΕ(ΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ) Anchor surrounded by circle (visible: most of circle and anchor). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (HMLKY)HWNT(N): paleo-Hebrew script Lily flower surrounded by circle of dots (visible: lily, portion of beaded border. Note the obverse legend of the host coin is blundered). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Judaea | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Alexander Jannaeus (Hasmonean king, 103-76 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | prutah? |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Meshorer4Meshorer, Ancient Jewish Coinage, vol. 1, p. 69, 118, Group Aa.5Group Aa. |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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