Posted 02/02/2013 8:13 pm
Thank you Doucet!
Your Prutah example is great!
Definately from the reign of John Hyrcanus II.
Mine is still a puzzle.
Been trying to figure out the lettering, after finding some examples of the obverse of Prutahs with the letterings highlighted and with the Latin alphabet equivalent to go from, still
We remember that the script is read from right to left.
Line 1)DNY (Yudah?) or HNY (Yonathan?)
Line 2)NHKH (Kohen=Priest)
Line 3)HHHHLDG (Lodg= High?)
Line 4)HD_ (Yudah= The Jews)
So, so far, could rule out Alexander or Mattathias, so either Judah or John.
That odd looking "ribbon bow" above the Pomegranite, may wel be a blundered "A".
So, John Hyrcanus II?
Your Prutah example is great!
Definately from the reign of John Hyrcanus II.
Mine is still a puzzle.
Been trying to figure out the lettering, after finding some examples of the obverse of Prutahs with the letterings highlighted and with the Latin alphabet equivalent to go from, still
We remember that the script is read from right to left.
Line 1)DNY (Yudah?) or HNY (Yonathan?)
Line 2)NHKH (Kohen=Priest)
Line 3)HHHHLDG (Lodg= High?)
Line 4)HD_ (Yudah= The Jews)
So, so far, could rule out Alexander or Mattathias, so either Judah or John.
That odd looking "ribbon bow" above the Pomegranite, may wel be a blundered "A".
So, John Hyrcanus II?
Edited by Masis
02/02/2013 8:15 pm
02/02/2013 8:15 pm
Thank you so much Steve!
