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LOT 2772
Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan) AE Prutah. 104-76 BCE.
Jerusalem mint. Splayed double cornucopiae with pomegranate/poppy between the horns / 'Yehonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews' (in Paleo-Hebrew) in five lines within wreath. Hendin GBC 6, 6182; TJC R; Sofaer 355-369. Very Fine.(1.92gr, 13mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 2772
Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan) AE Prutah.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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