Judaea-Hasmoneans Dynasty

Mattathias Antigonos
40-37 B.C.
Are 12 Prutah
Hebrew legend “Mattityah” within wreath. Reverse Double cornucopia with ear of barley between horns.

If I’m mistaken please let me know.

 

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Very cool, @Collecting Nut, not least for how late it is in the dynasty, and the distinctive flan and corresponding minting process. About which, other folks here (just starting with @Deacon Ray) will know orders of magnitude more than I do.

 

More than me, that’s for sure. This is all new to me.

 

(...Nope, my machine had one of its regularly-scheduled aneurisms.)

 

You and me both!!!
Except, Watch This. This was only the first thread on the subject, in this forum, that showed up, started by @lordmarcovan:
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ju...the-biblical-widows-mite.364737/#post-5632331

 

I’m just wondering why the odd shaped planchet.

 

The blanks were cast in strips and then struck before being separated.

 

The same basic process was followed for prutot throughout most of the period. If there was a channel between flans (2nd photo), you end up with the odd shape of the op. If the flans connect edge to edge (1st photo), the finished coins will have have obvious separation points along an otherwise smooth edge.

 

Thanks, that’s nice to know.

 

A hearty second to @Collecting Nut's thanks, @dltsrq.