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3689 - Jerusalem (Alexander Jannaeus) (AE double cornucopia/legend) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 335, Sept. 2014, 244)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3689


103 - 76 | "YNTN HKHN HGDLWḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews"

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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group EA 335 (20/09/2014), no. 244.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : 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.: "YNTN HKHN HGDLWḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yonatan the High Priest and 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: Alexander Jannaeus (Hasmonean king, 103-76 BC)
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 Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org 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: 2.52.5 g <br />2,500 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. 1144-1146 and 1149O. 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.

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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^ D. Hendin