(May 19, 2016)
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| Obverse | Double cornucopia | | Reverse | Hebrew inscription | | Box measures | 4 5/8" x 3 1/2" x 1/2" | 12-14.5mm
The first Jewish coin was minted some 450 years after the Babylonian conquest, around 135 BCE , by John Hyrcanus I, King and High Priest of Judea
This coin was minted between 135 and 40 BCE
The obverse shows a double cornucopia flanking a pomegranate—a fruit sacred to the early Jews
The inscription on the reverse of the coin reads Yehohanan (John) the High Priest and the Council of the Jews
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