A bronze prutah of Alexander Jannaeus – double struck....

A bronze prutah of Alexander Jannaeus – double struck. Obv.: Anchor surrounded by Greek inscription A[ΛEΞANΔPOY] [BA]ΣIΛEΩΣ (' of King Alexander'). On the right (Surrounded by a circle), traces from the double strike. Rev.: Eight pointed star within diadem; between the rays, paleo-Hebrew inscription ' Yehonatan the King'. On the right (Surrounded by a circle), traces from the double strike.
103-76 B.C.E. 2.34 grams, 18½ mm. For similar cf. Ya'akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (Jerusalem 2001), pl. 25 sub-group K16