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|Coin series reference overstruck=Meshorer 1982, vol. 1, p. 69, 118 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Meshorer 1982, vol. 1, p. 69, 118, Group Aa. ; Hendin 2001, n° 1148 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/jerusalem.alexander_jannaeus.hendin.2010.1148-1149 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/jerusalem.alexander_jannaeus.hendin.2010.1148-1149 | ||
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104 BCE - 76 BCE | "YNTN HKHN HGDLWḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews"
Images
Overstruck variety
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Alexander Jannaeus (anchor-lily flower) .jpeg [1]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald collection, n° 142 |
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 ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 189, n° 142 | 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. |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | (BAΣΙΛΕ)Ω (sic) ΑΛΕ(ΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ) (Greek) Anchor surrounded by circle (visible: most of circle and anchor). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (HMLKY)HWNT(N): paleo-Hebrew script (Hebrew) 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: | 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 ![]() |
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: | 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: |
References
- a b Hendin, David (2001), Guide to Biblical Coins, 4th edition, Ampora, New York, 511 p., 38 pl.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.