2868 - Jerusalem (John Hyrcanus I) (AE double cornucopia/legend) over Alexander Jannaeus (anchor/lily flower) (MacDonald coll., 140): Difference between revisions
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|Mint=Jerusalem | |Mint=Jerusalem | ||
|Ancient region=Judaea | |Ancient region=Judaea | ||
|Authority=John Hyrcanus I (Hasmonean leader and Jewish high priest, c. 134-104 | |Authority=Hasmonean kingdom (c. 140-37 BCE); John Hyrcanus I (Hasmonean leader and Jewish high priest, c. 134-104 BCE) | ||
|Date from=76 BCE | |Date from=76 BCE | ||
|Date to=67 BCE | |Date to=67 BCE | ||
Latest revision as of 19:10, 11 March 2024
76 BCE - 67 BCE | "YHWHNN HKHN HGDL WḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yehohanan the High Priest and of the Council of the Jews"
Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
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Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald collection, n° 140 |
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" (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: | Hasmonean kingdom (c. 140-37 BCE), John Hyrcanus I (Hasmonean leader and Jewish high priest, c. 134-104 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 76 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 67 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: 1.961.96 g <br />1,960 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: prutah
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1515 mm <br />1.5 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 187-188, n° 140 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Meshorer 20011Meshorer 2001, Group T, Hendin 20012Hendin 2001, n° 1132a (double struck reverse), HGC 103HGC 10, n° 642. |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | (BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ Α)ΛΕΞ(ΑΝΔΡΟΥ) (greek) Anchor surrounded by circle (visible: portion of circle). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (HMLKYHWNTN): paleo-Hebrew script (Hebrew) Lily flower surrounded by circle of dots (visible: portion of circle of dots, other uncertain traces). |
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 20012Hendin 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: | ||
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References
- ^ Meshorer, Ya'akov (2001), A Treasury of Jewish Coins, from the Persian Period to Bar Kokhba, Yad Ben-Zvi Press ; Amphora Books, New York, 356 p., 80 pl.
- a b Hendin, David (2001), Guide to Biblical Coins, 4th edition, Ampora, New York, 511 p., 38 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 10. handbook of coins of the Southern Levant : Phoenicia, southern Koile Syria (including Judaea), and Arabia, Lancaster-London, lxxix, 201 p.
- ^ Meshorer, Ya'akov (1982), Ancient Jewish coinage, Ampora, New York, 2 vol.
