Hasmonean Kings, Alexander Jannaeus, Prutah

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RULER Alexander Jannaeus
DATE 103 – 76 BC, Judaea
DENOMINATION Prutah
MATERIAL Bronze, AE
SIZE & WEIGHT 13 mm, 2,15 gr
OBVERSE Archaic Hebrew inscription, “Yehonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews”, surrounded by wreath
REVERSE Double cornucopiae adorned with ribbons and pomegranate between
REFERENCES Hendin 473-474
PROVENANCE Ex English private collection, acquired before 1970