Coin of Alexander Jannaeus

£ 10.00

Obv. Seleucid anchor and Greek Legend.

Rev. Eight-spoke wheel or starburst within diadem.

Price is per coin.

 

Date: 103-76 BC

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Alexander Jannaeus was a Hasmonean king, and he minted the largest and most broadest selection of Hasmonean Coinage. The Hasmonean dynasty was a ruling dynasty of Judea and the surrounding regions. The dynasty ruled semi- autonomously from the Seleucids from 140-116 BC, and ruled fully autonomously from 110 BC. The dynasty was born under Simon Maccabaeus.

Weight 3.4 g
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