JUDAEA, Hasmonean. Alexander Jannaeus. 104-76 BCE. Æ Prutah (16.5mm, 3.69 g). Jerusalem mint. "Yehonatan the King" in paleo-Hebrew between the rays of star with eight rays within diadem / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, inverted anchor. Hendin 6189; TJC K; Sofaer 221-233. Even earthen black green patina. Good VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA, Hasmonean. Alexander Jannaeus. 104-76 BCE. Æ Prutah (14mm, 1.67 g). Irregular issue. Jerusalem mint. Diadem with blundered paleo-Hebrew legend / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY (crude imitative letters), inverted anchor. Hendin 6189b (this coin illustrated); TJC K; Sofaer –. Earthen green patina. VF. Overstruck on an earlier Hasmonean coin with part of the wreath is visible on the obverse. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA, Hasmonean. Alexander Jannaeus. 104-76 BCE. Æ Prutah (15mm, 1.82 g). Irregular issue. Jerusalem mint. Diadem with rays mostly off center / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY (crude imitative letters), inverted anchor. Hendin 6189 var. (legends); TJC K 19; Sofaer –. Earthen black surfaces, obverse poorly struck. VF. Remarkable anchor and blundered legend. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA, Hasmonean. Alexander Jannaeus. 104-76 BCE. Æ Prutah (15mm, 2.12 g). Jerusalem mint. Legend in crude paleo-Hebrew between pellet-like rays of star within diadem, a Π-like monogram or letter is included / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY (crude imitative letters), finely engraved inverted anchor. Hendin 6190; TJC K 17; Sofaer 234-237. Even black green surfaces, obverse is off center. Good VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.I kept this one because of the beautiful anchor and complete Greek legend. – DH
JUDAEA, Hasmonean. Alexander Jannaeus. 104-76 BCE. Æ Prutah (13mm, 0.84 g, 7h). Jerusalem mint. Legend in crude paleo-Hebrew between pellet-like rays of star within diadem, a Π-like monogram or letter is included / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY (crude imitative letters), finely engraved inverted anchor . Hendin 6190 (this coin illustrated); TJC K 17; Sofaer 234-237. Earthen black green patina. EF. Well struck obverse . From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA, Hasmonean. Alexander Jannaeus. 104-76 BCE. Æ Prutah (13.5mm, 1.04 g, 9h). Jerusalem mint. "Priest the King" in crude paleo-Hebrew between pellet-like rays of star within diadem, a Π-like monogram or letter is included / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, finely engraved inverted anchor . Hendin 6190; TJC K 17; Sofaer 234-237. Earthen black green patina. Near EF. Nice surfaces and clear tie on the diadem, and well centered. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA. Alexander Jannaeus. 104-76 BCE. Æ Prutah (14mm, 1.46 g). Jerusalem mint. Dated RY 25 (80/79 BCE). "King Alexander, year 25" (Aramaic), star of eight rays / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, around inverted anchor within circle, LKE at anchor points. Hendin 6191. Hard, dark green patina. VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA. Alexander Jannaeus. 104-76 BCE. Æ Prutah (13mm, 1.29 g). Jerusalem mint. Dated RY 25 (80/79 BCE). "King Alexander, year 25" (Aramaic),, star of eight rays / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, around inverted anchor within circle, LKE at anchor poiints . Hendin 6191. Green patina, slightly off center. VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA. Alexander Jannaeus. 104-76 BCE. Æ Prutah (14mm, 1.54 g). Jerusalem mint. Dated RY 25 (80/79 BCE). "King Alexander, year 25" (Aramaic), star of eight rays / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY, around inverted anchor within circle . Hendin 6191a (this coin illustrated). Brown surfaces. VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA. 1st century BCE. Æ (15.5mm, 0.65 g). Jerusalem mint. Unstruck cut so two flans are clear. See Hendin p. 20, 1.11 for a flan cut in a similar way. Green brown surfaces. As made. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA. 1st century BCE. Lot of three (3) unstruck bronze flans. Jerusalem mint. , Includes: Three (3) prutah-sized untruck bronze flans for Hasmonean or Herodian coins. (17.7 mm, 2.19 g) // (15mm, 1.48 g) // (14.7 mm, 1.46 g). See Hendin p. 20, 1.11 for similar unstruck flans. All with patinas. As made. Three (3) flans in lot. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA. 1st century BCE. Lot of three (3) unstruck bronze flans. Jerusalem mint. Includes: Three (3) prutah-sized untruck bronze flans for Hasmonean or Herodian coins. (10.8mm, 0.75 g) // (10mm, 0.54 g) // (8.2 mm, 0.22 g). See Hendin p. 20, 1.11 for similar unstruck flans. All with patinas. As made. Three (3) flans in lot. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA. Alexander Jannaeus and Successors. 104-40 BCE. Lot of forty-three (43) Æ Prutot. Jerusalem mint. Includes: Lot of 43 various small prutot of Jannaeus and successors, all with anchor/star motif, many are die matches or interesting style, most are above average. All Hendin 6195 varieties; see discussion of Widow's Mites Hendin p. 434-438. Fine to Good VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.I assembled this group over nearly 50 years, hoping that some day I would be able to put together die matches for this extensive and interesting group of coins.
JUDAEA. Hasmonean-Herodian. 104-40 BCE. Lot of ten (10) Æ Prutot. Jerusalem mint. All coins: illustrated Hendin, p. 205. Includes: Five (5) anchor/star prutot of Jannaeus or successors // five (5) similarly-sized coins of Herod I with anchor/Greek. The description reads as follows: "7.4. Similarities between Hasmonean small prutot (no. 6195), and Herodian small prutot (nos. 6208-6210). (Author's collection.)". Hendin p. 201–6, illustrated on p. 205. Mostly with patinas. Fine to Good VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA. Mattayah Antigonus. 40-37 BCE. Æ 8 Prutot (23.5mm, 13.38 g). Jerusalem mint. "Mattatayah the High Priest and the Council of the Jews" (paleo-Hebrew), two cornucopias splayed outward / [BACI]ΛEΩC ANTIΓONOY, wreath. Hendin 6197; TJC 36; Sofaer 418-425. Thick earthen layer over a green patina, slightly off-center. Near VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA. Mattayah Antigonus. 40-37 BCE. Æ 8 Prutot (24mm, 15.87 g). Irregular issue. Jerusalem mint. "Mattatayah the High Priest and the Council of the Jews" (paleo-Hebrew), two cornucopias splayed outward / [BACI]ΛEΩC ANTIΓONOY (retrograde), wreath. Hendin 6197a (this coin illustrated); TJC 36j. Lightly dusted dark green surfaces, minor roughness, areas of flat strike. VF. Crude. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society. Ex Shlomo Moussaieff Collection (Goldberg 110, 4 June 2019), lot 1776 (part of).
JUDAEA. Mattayah Antigonus. 40-37 BCE. Æ 4 Prutot (16.5mm, 7.39 g, 3h). Jerusalem mint. "Mattitayah the High Priest" (paleo-Hebrew), cornucopia tied with ribbons, decorated with vine leaf and grapes / BACIΛ/ANTIΓ within wreath. Hendin 6198 (this coin illustrated); TJC37; Sofaer 426. Attractive earthen green brown surfaces, reverse is slightly off- center. VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA. Mattayah Antigonus. 40-37 BCE. Æ 4 Prutot (16.5mm, 7.39 g, 3h). Jerusalem mint. "Mattitayah the High Priest" (paleo-Hebrew), cornucopia tied with ribbons, decorated with vine leaf and grapes / BACIΛ/ANTIΓ within wreath with ties on left. Hendin 6198 var.; TJC37b; Sofaer 433. Green patina, some dusting. VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA. Mattayah Antigonus. 40-37 BCE. Æ Prutah (12mm, 1.56 g, 12h). Jerusalem mint. "Mattitayah" (in retrograde paleo-Hebrew) within wreath / Two cornucopias splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; ear of barley between horns. Hendin 6199; TJC 40; Sofaer 438-442. Green brown patina. VF. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA. Mattayah Antigonus. 40-37 BCE. Æ Prutah (12mm, 2.05 g, 3h). Jerusalem mint. "Mattitayah the priest" (in retrograde paleo-Hebrew) within wreath / Two cornucopias splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate/poppy between. Hendin 6201 (this coin illustrated); TJC 38 a-b; Sofaer 434-435. Earthen green patina, n ice full obverse inscription. Good VF. Very Rare. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.
JUDAEA. Mattayah Antigonus. 40-37 BCE. Æ Prutah (13mm, 1.87 g, 10h). Jerusalem mint. "Mattitayah" (paleo-Hebrew) within wreath / Two cornucopias splayed outward, adorned with ribbons; pomegranate/poppy between. Hendin 6202; TJC 38c; Sofaer 436. Earthen green patina, minor roughness, reverse is slightly off-center. VF. Very Rare. From the David Hendin Collection, sold for the benefit of the American Numismatic Society.