Judaea: Alexander Jannaeus (103-76 BCE) Æ Prutah (Hendin-1150)

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Judaea: Alexander Jannaeus (103-76 BCE) Æ Prutah (Hendin-1150)

Obv: Eight points star in diadem; between the rays, paleo-Hebrew inscription (Yehonatan the King)
Rev: Anchor surrounded by Greek inscription AΛEΞANΔPOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ (of King Alexander)

A high-resolution image of this coin is available at FORVM Ancient Coins

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Wow ! Compared to the average specimen of these, the inscription on this one is pretty magnificent !

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After a brief hiatus due to work, it is nice to be able to post some of my coins again .  This particular coin just popped out and I had to acquire it.  A very nice start to world of Judaea coins.  Too bad for the loss of some of the Greek letters at 6 o'clock on the reverse, but overall a very nice specimen...