Prutah of John Hyrcanus I

Artists

Description

Obv.: Hebrew inscription within a wreath Rev.: Double cornucopiae, adorned with ribbon, pomegranate between horns.

Dimensions

1.65g

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.