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Judean Kingdom John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan) 134-104 BC Prutah
John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan)
Size: 15mm Weight: 1.58 grams
Jerusalem mint
Obverse: Paleo-Hebrew inscription with wedge style script: Yehonanan the High Priest and Head (Rosh) of the Council of the Jews, surrounded by olive wreath
Reverse: two cornucopias splayed outward, adorned with ribbons, pomegranate or poppy between the horns. Traces of double struck of another uncertain type (OYP ?)
Size: 15mm Weight: 1.58 grams
Jerusalem mint
Obverse: Paleo-Hebrew inscription with wedge style script: Yehonanan the High Priest and Head (Rosh) of the Council of the Jews, surrounded by olive wreath
Reverse: two cornucopias splayed outward, adorned with ribbons, pomegranate or poppy between the horns. Traces of double struck of another uncertain type (OYP ?)
John Hyrcanus was the son of Simon the Maccabee and nephew of the folk hero Judah Maccabee, the hero of the Hanukkah story. Soon after Hyrcanus assumed power, the Seleukid kingdom marched on Jerusalem. Antiochus VII and Hyrcanus I negotiated a treaty that left Hyrcanus a vassal to the Syrian king. John Hyrcanus was the first Jewish ruler to issue coins in his own name.
Artificial sand patina
Artificial sand patina
SKU: 5312
$137.00
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