Hasmonean Kings, Alexander Jannaeus, Prutah

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RULER Alexander Jannaeus
DATE 103 – 76 BC, Judaea
DENOMINATION Prutah
MATERIAL Bronze, AE
SIZE & WEIGHT 12 mm, 2,09 gr
OBVERSE Hebrew inscription (Yehonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews) of the cursive style script, in wreath
REVERSE Double cornucopiae adorned with ribbons; pomegranate between horns
REFERENCES Hendin 475, Meshorer 17
PROVENANCE Ex English private collection, acquired before 1970