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Auction 48  14 Jan 2020
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Lot 26

Starting price: 6250 USD
Price realized: 6400 USD
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Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. John Hyrcanus I. Æ 2 pruthot (4.35 g), 134-104 BCE. Uncertain Samarian mint(?). 'Yehohanan the High Priest and Head of the Council of the Jews' (Paleo-Hebrew), double cornucopiae adorned with ribbons. Reverse: Helmet with decorative crest right. Hendin 1136; Hendin GBC 4, 462 (this coin illus.); TJC grp. H. Very Rare. Very Fine. Value $8,000 - UP
This type and denomination does not appear anywhere else in the Jewish series. This coin is considered one of the key rarities.
Ex David Hendin Collection.
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