HASMONEAN, ALEXANDER JANNAEUS AE PRUTAH / WIDOWS MITE
Hendin 6185, Overstruck type, Good Very Fine, 17.1mm !, 2.21 grams
Obverse: Inscription within wreath, "Yehonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Judaeans" in Paleo-Hebrew
Reverse: Double cornucopia adorned with ribbons, pomegranate between horns
Excellent example of the Alexander Jannaeus overstruck type with an exceptionally broad planchet for a Hasmonean prutah! Perfectly centered and well struck cornucopias.
