Prutah of John Hyrcanus I or John Hyrcanus II (?)

Artists

Description

Obv.: Paleo-Hebrew inscription in wreath Rev.: Double cornucopiae with small pomegranate in between

Dimensions

1.73 g

Provenance

Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008. Notes: [1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.