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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2406700, member: 42773&quot;]Nice find! The makers of these coins were paid for quantity as opposed to quality, so finding an example as nice as yours is tough. Here&#039;s one I have at the moment - they&#039;re actually pretty nice coins if you can get the details...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]496766[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>Alexander Jannaeus, 103-76 BC</b></font></p><p><font size="4">AE lepton - Widow’s Mite, 2.7g, 16mm; Jerusalem mint.</font></p><p><font size="4">Obv.: Hebrew script between Star rays (YHNTN HMLK) = “Yehonatan the king,&quot; surrounded by royal diadem.</font></p><p><font size="4">Rev.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝ∆ΡΟΥ (of King Alexander in Greek), anchor upside-down as if hanging on the side of a boat.</font></p><p><font size="4">Reference: Meshorer Group K; Hendin 1150.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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