Eight prutot of Matthathias Antigonus
CoinsJewish1st century BCE

Eight prutot of Matthathias Antigonus

40 - 37 BCE

Artists

Mattathias AntigonusCoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: Double cornucopiae surrounded by Paleo-Hebrew inscription Rev.: Wreath of ivy-leaves surrounded by inscription in Greek

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Jewish
Period
Hellenistic period, Late
Century
1st century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

13.99 g

Provenance

Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008. Notes: [1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.

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