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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2039397, member: 19463&quot;]Tonight on the Science Channel was a show (Biblical Conspiracies S1 Ep4) presenting the proposed ID of remains of Judean king Mattatayah Antigonus (40-37 BC).&nbsp; In his honor I&#039;ll post an AE prutah (1.5g) I got as part of a mixed group from David Hendin years ago.&nbsp; This was one of the uglier in the group but this king seems to come in off center, ugly or worse more often than not.&nbsp; I believe there is enough detail to show the Hebrew as retrograde which is common for these, I&#039;m told, and possibly normal to avoid letter combinations that might have been considered sacrilegious. In theory the coin shows crossed cornucopiae and a Hebrew legend in a wreath but these do require a bit of practice to decipher.&nbsp; I find the flan interesting.&nbsp; It was cast in a two part mold which were not aligned properly leaving ledges on both sides.&nbsp;&nbsp; Does anyone know details about these or have other coins of this ruler? </p><p>[ATTACH=full]372020[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This same show goes on to discuss other controversial theories which I am not saying all will accept but there are interesting topics for other days.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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