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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 2274830, member: 74282&quot;]A category I enjoy, though I haven&#039;t bought anything for in a bit, is my collection of Jewish/Judaean coins. I especially enjoy the coins with nice, sharp paleo-Hebrew on them. The 3 in my collection are pictured below:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]453735[/ATTACH] </p><p>Judaea. First Jewish War. Struck year two 67/68 A.D. Obverse: Rimmed amphora with paleo-Hebrew inscription YEAR TWO. Reverse: Vine leaf on small branch with tendril, paleo-Hebrew inscription FREEDOM OF ZION. Hendin 661 </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453736[/ATTACH]</p><p>Hasmoneian Kingdom of Judaea, John Hyrcanus I AE Prutah. 135-104 BC. Obverse: &#039;A&#039; monogram, YHO(HH)NN(&quot;Yehochanan&quot;) H(&quot;the&quot;) KHN(&quot;Priest&quot;) H(&quot;the&quot;) GDL(&quot;high&quot;) W(&quot;and&quot;) (HH)BR(&quot;Council&quot;) H(&quot;the&quot;) YHWDYM(&quot;Jews&quot;) Paleo-hebrew within wreath. Reverse: Double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, pomegranate between horns, border of dots. Jerusalem mint. Hendin 1131. Meshorer TJC A</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453737[/ATTACH] </p><p>Alexander Jannaeus. 103-76 B.C.E. Æ prutah (16.2 mm, 2.74 g, 12 h). Legend between rays of star with eight rays within diadem / BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, inverted anchor. Hendin 1150; Meshorer TJC K. gVF, sandy patina.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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