Alexander Jannaeus, 104-76 BCE
AE Prutah, (13×15 mm, 1.90 g), Jerusalem mint
Obv: Paleo-Hebrew (Priest the King) between the eight rays of star within diadem
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (of Alexander King); surrounding inverted anchor
Hendin6# 6189, Hendin5 #1150
The “Widow’s Mite” of the Bible [Mark 12 and Luke 21]. These early types have a full prutah weight and large module size -compared to later prutah of significantly smaller size.
Alexander Jannaeus, 104-76 BCE
AE Prutah, (15.5 mm, 1.91 g), Jerusalem mint
Obv: Paleo-Hebrew (Priest the King) between the eight rays of star within diadem
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (of Alexander King); surrounding inverted anchor
Ref: Hendin6# 6189, Hendin5 #1150
The “Widow’s Mite” of the Bible [Mark 12 and Luke 21]. These early types have a full prutah weight and large module size – compared to later prutah of significantly smaller size.
Alexander Jannaeus, 104-76 BCE
AE Prutah, [14×17 mm, 1.20 g], Jerusalem mint
Obv: Paleo-Hebrew (Yehonatan the King) between the eight fine lines of star within diadem
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (of Alexander King); finely engraved inscription surrounding finely engraved anchor
References: Hendin6 #6190, Hendin5 #1151
The “Widow’s Mite” of the Bible [Mark 12 and Luke 21].
Alexander Jannaeus, 104-76 BCE
AE Prutah, (14 mm, 1.16 g), Jerusalem mint
Obv: Paleo-Hebrew (Priest the King) between the eight rays of star within diadem
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (of Alexander King); surrounding inverted anchor
References: Hendin6# 6189, Hendin5 #1150
The “Widow’s Mite” of the Bible [Mark 12 and Luke 21]. These early types have a full prutah weight and large module size -compared to later prutah of significantly smaller size.
Alexander Jannaeus, 104-76 BCE (and later successors)
AE Prutah, (12.5×15 mm, 1.07 g), Jerusalem mint
Obv: Aramaic inscription around star with dotted border
Rev: Greek inscription around inverted anchor within circle
References: Hendin6 #6191 / 6195, Hendin5 #1152a
The “Widow’s Mite” of the Bible [Mark 12 and Luke 21].
Alexander Jannaeus, 104-76 BCE
AE Prutah, [14 mm, 1.08 g], Jerusalem mint
Obv: “King Alexander” in Aramaic around star of eight rays.
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ around inverted anchor within circle
Double Struck
References: Hendin6 #6191, Hendin5 #1152
The “Widow’s Mite” of the Bible [Mark 12 and Luke 21]. This example is double struck
Pontius Pilate, under Tiberius, 26-36 CE
AE Prutah, [16 mm,2.54 g]
Date: 29-30 CE
Obverse: TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC L-Iς (of Tiberius Caesar, year 16 of Tiberius); libation ladle (simpulum).
Reverse: ΙΟΥΛΙΑ KAICAPOC (Julia the queen); three bound ears of grain, the outer two droop
References: Hendin6 #6370, Hendin5 #1341
Pontius Pilate, under Tiberius, 26-36 CE
AE Prutah, [15 mm, 1.63 g]
Date: 31-32 CE
Obverse: LIH (year 18 of Tiberius) within wreath.
Reverse: TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC (of Tiberius Caesar); lituus
References: Hendin5 #6372, Hendin5 #1343
Pontius Pilate, under Tiberius, 26-36 CE
AE Prutah, [15×17 mm, 1.67 g]
Date: 29-30 CE
Obverse: TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC L Iς (of Tiberius Caesar, year 16 of Tiberius); libation ladle (simpulum).
Reverse: ΙΟΥΛΙΑ KAICAPOC (Julia the queen); three bound ears of grain, the outer two droop
References: Hendin6 #6370, Hendin5 #1341
Pontius Pilate, under Tiberius, 26-36 CE
AE Prutah, [16 mm, 2.06 g]
Date: 30-31 CE
Obverse: LIZ (year 17 of Tiberius) within wreath.
Reverse: TIBEPIOY KAICAPOC (of Tiberius Caesar); lituus
References: Hendin6 #6371, Hendin5 #1342
Porcius Festus, under Nero, 59-62 CE
AE Prutah, [16 mm,1.94 g]
Date: 58-59 CE
Obverse: NEP / WNO / C (of Nero) within wreath, bottom tied with X
Reverse: LE KAICAPOC (year 5, of Caesar), palm branch
References: Hendin6 #6380, Hendin5 #1348
