Coins of Alexander Jannaeus
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Alexander Jannaeus
was a Hasmonean ruler, and also the third Hasmonean to mint coins, preceded by Hyrcanus I and Aristobulus. Jannaeus minted the largest and most broadest selection of Hasmonean Coinage.]
and whole prutot. The main type of prutah minted by Jananeus was similar to that of Aristobulus and Hyrcanus I, having text meaning "Yehonatan (or Yonatan) the High Priest and the council of the Jews
in a wreath, and on the obverse having double cornucopiae
meeting at base, pomegranate between, ribbons around. Some other coins of Jannaeus are the lily/anchor prutah, with an anchor and a diadem on one side with Greek
around, meaning "King Alexander", and on the reverse is a lily with ancient Hebrew around meaning "The king Yehonatan", the palm/lily prutah with a palm branch on the obverse with ancient Hebrew around meaning "The king Yehonatan" in a border of dots and a circle or square on the top, and a lily on the other side. A few more types are the anchor/star prutah with an anchor on one side, Greek around meaning "King Alexander, on the other side is an 8-pointed star in a diadem, between rays "The King Yehonatan" in ancient Hebrew. Jannaeus also minted a similar half prutah with a date on it.
Alexander Jannaeus
Alexander Jannaeus was king of Judea from 103 BC to 76 BC. The son of John Hyrcanus, he inherited the throne from his brother Aristobulus I, and appears to have married his brother's widow, Shlomtzion or "Shelomit", also known as Salome Alexandra, according to the Biblical law of Yibbum...
was a Hasmonean ruler, and also the third Hasmonean to mint coins, preceded by Hyrcanus I and Aristobulus. Jannaeus minted the largest and most broadest selection of Hasmonean Coinage.]
Types of Coinage
Jannaeus minted half-prutotPrutah
Prutah Hebrew is a word borrowed from the Mishnah and the Talmud, in which it means "a coin of smaller value". The word was probably derived originally from an Aramaic word with the same meaning....
and whole prutot. The main type of prutah minted by Jananeus was similar to that of Aristobulus and Hyrcanus I, having text meaning "Yehonatan (or Yonatan) the High Priest and the council of the Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
in a wreath, and on the obverse having double cornucopiae
Cornucopiae
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meeting at base, pomegranate between, ribbons around. Some other coins of Jannaeus are the lily/anchor prutah, with an anchor and a diadem on one side with Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
around, meaning "King Alexander", and on the reverse is a lily with ancient Hebrew around meaning "The king Yehonatan", the palm/lily prutah with a palm branch on the obverse with ancient Hebrew around meaning "The king Yehonatan" in a border of dots and a circle or square on the top, and a lily on the other side. A few more types are the anchor/star prutah with an anchor on one side, Greek around meaning "King Alexander, on the other side is an 8-pointed star in a diadem, between rays "The King Yehonatan" in ancient Hebrew. Jannaeus also minted a similar half prutah with a date on it.