Classification(s)
- Coin/Medal
Prutah
Issuer (?)Likely issued by
Alexander Jannaeus
Place of IssueJerusalem or another Judean mint, Judea
Date104-76 BCE
MediumAE (bronze/base metal)
Dimensions12 mm, 0.66 g, Axis: Indeterminate
CultureJewish
DescriptionCondition: F-VFRuler/Minting Authority: Alexander Jannaeus or Successors
City-State/Region/Mint: Judea (Jerusalem or another Judean mint)
Obverse & Reverse
Incomplete stylized Greek legend around inverted anchor within circle; BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ.
Crude and stylized Aramaic legend, mostly illegible, around star within border of dots (The King Alexander, possibly year 25 [78 BC]).
Object number1907.8.9
ProvenancePurchased from Suleiman Rusas, Jerusalem, 20 December 1906.
Collections
- Classical and Judaic Coins
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