3854 - Jerusalem (Salome Alexandra) (AE double cornucopia/legend) over Alexander Jannaeus (anchor/lily flower) (Agora Auctions, 39, 25 Aug. 2015, 59)
From SILVER
76 BCE - 67 BCE | "YNTN HKHNHGDLWHBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews"
Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Agora Auctions, 39, 25 Aug. 2015, 59. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | K. Miller 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 HKHNHGDLWHBR 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: | Hasmonean kingdom (c. 140-37 BCE), Salome Alexandra (Hasmoneans queen, 76-67 BC) |
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: 1.841.84 g <br />1,840 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.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 15.415.4 mm <br />1.54 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Hendin 20011Hendin 2001, n° 1159b, HGC 102HGC 10, n° 638-642. | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Anchor surrounded by circle. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | HMLKYHWNTN: paleo-Hebrew script (Hebrew) Lily flower surrounded by circle of dots. |
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 19823Meshorer 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: | "Overstruck on Jannaeus type 1148." | ||
References
- 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.
