Prutah of John Hyrcanus II
CoinsJewish1st century BCE

Prutah of John Hyrcanus II

76 BCE-40 BCE

Artists

John Hyrcanus IICoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Hebrew inscription in wreath Rev.: double cornucopiae, pomegranate between horns

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

1.42g

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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