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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.2.18
People
Alexander Jannaeus, Greek (r. 103-76 BCE)
Title
Prutah of Alexander Jannaeus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
103-76 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Jerusalem (Palestine)
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Culture
Jewish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/322297

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.56g
Die Axis
not assignable
Denomination
prutah
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: Yehonatan the King

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNGANS 55 ff

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund and purchase through the generosity of the Estate of Leo Mildenberg
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.2.18
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv. : Upside down anchor within a circle, surrounded by insciption in Greek
Rev.: eight-rayed star with Paleo-Hebrew letters between rays

Verification Level

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