3504 - Jerusalem (John Hyrcanus I) (AE double cornucopia/legend) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 335, Sept. 2014, 246)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3504

| "YHWHNN HKHN HGDL WḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yehohanan the High Priest and of the Council of the Jews"

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group EA 335 (20/09/2014), no. 246.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	P. H. C. Tan 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.:

"YHWHNN HKHN HGDL WḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yehohanan the High Priest and of 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:

John Hyrcanus (Hasmonean leader and Jewish high priest, c. 135-104 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..

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 1.61.6 g <br />1,600 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.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1414 mm <br />1.4 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

D. Hendin1D. Hendin, Guide to biblical coins, New York, 2001, no. 1132a (double struck reverse)

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

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

References

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Additional data

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