Prutah of  Alexander Jannaeus
CoinsJewish1st century BCE

Prutah of Alexander Jannaeus

103-76 BCE

Artists

Alexander JannaeusCoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: anchor with Greek Inscription Rev.: Hebrew inscription between the rays of eight-rays star surrounded by diadem

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Jewish
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Century
1st century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

1.81g

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.

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