JUDAEA, Hasmonean. Alexander Jannaeus. 104-76 BCE. Æ Prutah (15mm, 1.82 g). Irregular issue. Jerusalem mint. Diadem with rays mostly off center / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY (crude imitative letters), inverted anchor. Hendin 6189 var. (legends); TJC K 19; Sofaer –. Earthen black surfaces, obverse poorly struck. VF. Remarkable anchor and blundered legend.
From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.