Coins of John Hyrcanus

134–104 BCE

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Two sides of an ancient coin: one side shows an anchor surrounded by a Greek inscription, and the other shows a small circle with eight rays radiating from it within a larger circle. Paleo-Hebrew letters are inscribed between the rays.
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2nd–1st Centuries BCE

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