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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2681411, member: 19463&quot;]What is it that makes us associate Alexander Jannaeus with the Biblical coin?&nbsp; After all, mites were made continuously from well before Alexander Jannaeus to Pontius Pilate coins of the time of Christ.&nbsp; The Bible tells us of two coins with no clue as to design but the anchor/wheel type is always what people show.&nbsp; There are even otherdesigns also issued by Alexander Jannaeus.&nbsp; The story points out that the two coins were of minimal value so it might make sense to select the tiny copies that are hard to read compared to the rather well executed anchor/wheels but I know nothing about how these passed in commerce. Did all the examples shown here pass as the same value?&nbsp; We see some distinction made between lepta and prutah but there is a huge difference in metal within each.&nbsp; Comments anyone?</p><p><br /></p><p>Alexander Jannaeus&#039; other type</p><p>[ATTACH=full]599522[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The usual but showing more Hebrew letters between wheel spokes than most.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]599523[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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