John Hyrcanus I, 135-104 BCE. Half-Prutah, Jerusalem; 0.93 g.
THE SAMEL COLLECTION OF ANCIENT JEWISH COINS
JUDAEA, Hasmonaean Dynasty, 164-37 BCE.
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John Hyrcanus I, 135-104 BCE.
Half-Prutah, Jerusalem; 0.93 g. YHWḤNN HKHN HGDL above a palm frond, WḤḆR HYHWDYM below it (Yehohanan the High Priest and the Jews’ Council)//A blossom of a lily flanked by two ears of grain. Hendin no. 1134a; Meshorer, Treasury 203 Group C.
Reverse off-centre, very fine
Half-Prutah, Jerusalem; 0.93 g. YHWḤNN HKHN HGDL above a palm frond, WḤḆR HYHWDYM below it (Yehohanan the High Priest and the Jews’ Council)//A blossom of a lily flanked by two ears of grain. Hendin no. 1134a; Meshorer, Treasury 203 Group C.
Reverse off-centre, very fine
Inv. no 623.