Coin

62-30-601

Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery

From: Palestine | Gibeon

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 62-30-601
Current Location Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display
Provenience Palestine | Gibeon
Archaeology Area 8-F-7;50m. below surface.
Creator John Hyrcanus I
Date Made 135-104 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Bronze
Iconography Laurel Wreath | Cornucopia | Poppy
Description

Inscription in laurel wreath; [yhw]hnn/[kh]hnhg/[dl]whbrh/[y]hdym. Reverse: double cornucopiae, between which poppy head; border of dots. John Hyrcanus I (135-104 BC)

Length 1.2 cm
Width 1.4 cm
Thickness 0.1 cm
Credit Line University Museum-Church Divinity School of the Pacific Expedition, Dr. James Bennett Pritchard, 1962
Other Number 858/C57 - Field No SF

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