JUDAEA. John Hyrcanus I. 135-104 BCE. Æ Prutah (12mm, 2.19 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. "Yehohanan the High Priest and head of the Council of the Jews" (classic-style paleo-Hebrew) within wreath / Two cornucopias splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate/poppy between, monogram to lower right. Hendin 6172d (this coin illustrated); TJC B; Sofaer 30-64. Attractive hard brown surfaces, well struck. Near EF. Rare this nice.
From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.