I purchased this in October 2015 when it was reintroduced by the Israel Coins and Metals Corp. It’s comes with nice packaging and a small information card. According to the information provided here goes: They certify, in writing, that this is an authentic ancient coin, struck in Jerusalem in 132-130 BCE. It was struck by the Seleucid King Antiochus VII, after he besieging Jerusalem and established his Hellenistic rule in the Judaea, then under the local rule of the Jewish Maccabean leader John Hyrcanus I. Obverse: Depicts an inverted anchor, the well known Seleucid dynastic symbol, with Greek inscription “Of King Antiochus, Benefactor” and date. Reverse: Depicts a lily, a symbol of Jerusalem, one of the decorations on the capitals of the Jachin and Boaz Columns which stood at the entrance to the First Temple. The Jerusalem Lily Coin was a prototype for the Prutah.
Yes, a cool coin and type! I have a handful of lily types on ancient coins from the Jerusalem area. Below is my favorite, which is a small silver Yehud. Issuer: Uncertain Persian Achaemenid king over "Yehud"* Date: ca. 350-340 BCE Mint: *Yehud Medinata Province, (Jersualem area). Denomination: Silver one-half Gerah (AKA: one-half Ma’ah). Obverse: Lily flower with three petals. Reverse: Falcon, wings spread, head right; Aramaic ‘YHD’ in right field. Weight: .409 gr. Diameter: 7.7 x 7.4 mm. Attrib.: Hendin 1060; Mesh TJC 2, 15; HGC 10, 442; Fontanille YHD-15 O1/R2. [CNG Auction 106, Lot 497.]
Neat.. But when referring to the flower isn't it Lily as in the Lily flower.. It's a depiction of a plant not a person Or it correct both ways in Hebrew? Lili the flower and person?
