3842 - Jerusalem (Alexander Jannaeus) (AE double cornucopia/legend) over Alexander Jannaeus (anchor/lily flower) (MacDonald coll., 142)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3842

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

Overstriking coin

3842_-_Jerusalem_(Alexander_Jannaeus).jpg

Overstruck variety

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}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

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:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/jerusalem.alexander jannaeus.hendin.2010.1144-1146

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}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

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:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/jerusalem.alexander jannaeus.hendin.2010.1148-1149

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.