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Prutah of Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan)
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Prutah of Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan)

Place CreatedJerusalem, Israel, Asia
CultureJudaean
PeriodHasmonean
Date80-79 BCE
MediumCopper alloy
Credit LineGift of Jerome Eisenberg
Dimensions1/16 oz., 9/16 in. (1.9 g, 1.5 cm)
Object number1964.109
Label TextObverse: Aramaic inscription מלכא אלכסנדרוס שנת כה ("King Alexander, year 25") around star of eight rays

Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY around inverted anchor within circle
ProvenanceWith Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art