103 - 76 | "YNTN HKHN HGDLWḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews"
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Two cornucopias, ornemented with ribbons, surrounding a pomegranate.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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"YNTN HKHN HGDLWḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews" Legend within wreath.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Jerusalem
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Judaea
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Modern countryModern country: Israel
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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:
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Alexander Jannaeus (Hasmonean king, 103-76 BC)
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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
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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.:
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.242.24 g <br />2,240 mg <br />
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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.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, p. 189, no. 142
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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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.
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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(BAΣΙΛΕ)Ω (sic) ΑΛΕ(ΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ) Anchor surrounded by circle (visible: most of circle and anchor).
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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(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).
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Mint and issuing power
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..
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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:
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prutah?
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References
