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Catalogue information
LastDodo number
4197533
Area
Coins
Title
Judea, AE double Prutah, 135-104 BC, John Hyrcanus I, Samaria?
Country
Face value
Year
-135
Variety / overstrike
Head of State
Type
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Weight
3.8
Diameter
18
Thickness
Punch
Shape
Obverse
Paleo-Hebrew: Yehohanan the High Priest and Head of the Council of the Jews, double cornucopia, horns face in same direction, adorned with ribbons
Reverse
Helmet with decorative crest facing r., border of dots
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
Hendin 1136
Details
One of the early coin types, after the Greek occupation of Judea/Israel ended.
Very rare two-prutah (trilepton) with a helmet replacing the typical bust of the emperor.
John, son of Simon, was also the nephew of Judas Maccabaeus.
Very rare, not struck with beveled edges and that is why they assume it is not struck in Jerusalem, they mention Samaria as a possibility.
The "Head of" is unlike other coins, normally it is "and the Council of the Jews", why this is different is unknown.