Judea, Hasmonean, AE half Prutah, 135-104 BC, John Hyrcanus, Jerusalem 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4197531
Area
Coins
Title
Judea, Hasmonean, AE half Prutah, 135-104 BC, John Hyrcanus, Jerusalem
Country
Judea
Face value
AE Prutah
Year
-135
Variety / overstrike
Era
Judea - Hasmonean (140-40 BC)
Head of State
Johannes Hyrcanus I (135-104 v. Chr.)
Type
Coin
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Bronze
Weight
.8
Diameter
10
Thickness
Punch
Shape
Obverse
Paleo-Hebrew: Yehohanan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews, two lines above and below palm branch
Reverse
Lily, below flower between two ears of grain, border of dots
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
Hendin 1134a
Details
One of the early coin types, after the Greek occupation of Judea/Israel ended. John, son of Simon, was also the nephew of Judas Maccabaeus. There is also a version with a monogram A in left field (Hendin 1134)