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LOT 3282
Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaios (Yehonatan) AE Prutah. 104-76 BCE. Jerusalem mint.
Rose flanked by "Yehonatan the King" in classic style paleo-Hebrew / [ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ] AΛEΞAΔ[POY], inverted anchor within circle. TJC N, Sofaer 214-219; GBC 6, 6184; HGC 10, 636. Very Fine.(2.42gr, 16mm, 9h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Footnotes
For a discussion of the flower on the obverse and its similarity to the Rhodian rose see GBC 6, p. 153-7.
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LOT 3282
Judaea. Hasmoneans, Alexander Jannaios (Yehonatan) AE Prutah.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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