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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 26674497, member: 92212&quot;]Nice coin; nice price!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have a <u>different</u> Alexander Jannaeus type that <u>also</u> includes an inscription that cites him as both &quot;High Priest&quot; and &quot;Council of the Jews&quot;.&nbsp; It is <b>Hendin 6185</b>.&nbsp; I purchased it from Steve at Incitatus Coins last year for $34.&nbsp;&nbsp; This type is of great interest for another reason as well.&nbsp; All of them are overstruck, and most extant examples include evidence of the undertype.&nbsp; This example is an exception in that regard.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1701984[/ATTACH]</p><p>Alexander Jannaeus, 103-76 BC, bronze prutah</p><p>Obv: Paleo-Hebrew within wreath: Yonatan the High Priest and Council of the Jews</p><p>Rev: 2 cornucopias splayed outward, dotted border, pomegranate/poppy between</p><p>Diam.: 15 mm.&nbsp; Weight: 1.9 g.</p><p>Attrib.: 6th ed. Hendin GBC 6185.&nbsp; (5th ed. Hendin GBC 1149.)</p><p><br /></p><p>For this ruler, the most unusual combination of titles is &quot;Priest&quot; and &quot;King&quot;, which appears only on <b>Hendin 6190</b>, as seen below.&nbsp; I purchased it from David Hendin over a decade ago. The photo is his listing picture. The obverse Paleo-Hebrew lettering is stylized, and interestingly appears between the pellet-like rays within the diadem.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s quite hard to find this type with centered obverse inclusive of the tiny letters being discernable.&nbsp; [The VERY similar and much more common type, Hendin 6189, cites Jannaeus as &quot;King&quot; only, is somewhat heavier on average, and its anchor is slightly more broad and &#039;squatty&#039;.]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1701986[/ATTACH]</p><p>Alexander Jannaeus, 103-76 BC, bronze prutah</p><p>Obv: Rays within diadem, stylized <u>Paleo-Hebrew</u> b/t rays: The Priest, The King</p><p>Rev.: Fine/thin engraved anchor, <u>Greek</u> around anchor: King Alexander</p><p>Diam.: 13.5 mm.&nbsp; Weight: 1.44 g.</p><p>Attrib.: 6th ed. Hendin GBC 6190.&nbsp; (5th ed. Hendin GBC 1151.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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