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| OBV | Archaic Hebrew inscription, surrounded by wreath (struck off-center) | | REV | Double cornucopiae adorned with ribbons & | These are the larger prutot and the smaller lepton minted under leaders such as Alexander Jannaeus, King and High Priest of Israel from 103-76 BC
The Roman Procurators of the Province of Judea minted them
One Prutah was worth two lepta (singular lepton), which was the smallest denomination minted by the kings of the Hasmonean and Herodian Dynasties
The actual size of a prutah is less than 1/2 inch in diameter
Hasmonean Æ Prutah (13-14 mm, 1.94 gm) Dark patina
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