2868 - Jerusalem (John Hyrcanus I) (AE double cornucopia/legend) over Alexander Jannaeus (anchor/lily flower) (MacDonald coll., 140)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2868

76 BCE - 67 BCE | "YHWHNN HKHN HGDL WḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yehohanan the High Priest and of the Council of the Jews"

Images

Overstriking coin

2868_-_Jerusalem_(John_Hyrcanus_I).jpg

Overstruck variety

Alexander Jannaeus (anchor-lily flower) .jpeg [1]

Traces of the overstruck variety

2868_Alexander_Jannaeus_(drawing).png

Location/history


Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	D. MacDonald collection, n° 140

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.:

"YHWHNN HKHN HGDL WḤBR HYHWDYM": transcription from paleo-Hebrew script ; ie. "Yehohanan the High Priest and of 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), John Hyrcanus I (Hasmonean leader and Jewish high priest, c. 134-104 BCE)

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.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 1.961.96 g <br />1,960 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.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1515 mm <br />1.5 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	MacDonald 2009, p. 187-188, n° 140	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Meshorer 20011Meshorer 2001, Group T, Hendin 20012Hendin 2001, n° 1132a (double struck reverse), HGC 103HGC 10, n° 642.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/jerusalem.john hyrcanus i.hendin.2010.1132-1133.1135.1137.1139-1141

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

(BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ Α)ΛΕΞ(ΑΝΔΡΟΥ) (greek) Anchor surrounded by circle (visible: portion of circle).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

(HMLKYHWNTN): paleo-Hebrew script (Hebrew) Lily flower surrounded by circle of dots (visible: portion of circle of dots, other uncertain traces).

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 20012Hendin 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

^ 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.
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.