HASMONEAN, "CRUDE" AE PRUTAH / WIDOW'S MITE
Hendin -, About Very Fine, obv. with a somewhat soft strike, 15.5mm, 2.80 grams
Obverse: Crude Inscription in Paleo-Hebrew within crude wreath
Reverse: Double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, pomegranate between horns
A very RARE die we cannot recall ever seeing before. The wreath is most unusual. The cornucopia seem to resemble the John Hyrcanus Prutah but the very crude lettering appears to be of Alexander Jannaeus!
