In Need Of Help In Identifying A Coin. (Id: Prutah Of Maccabaean King John Hyrcanus II, 63-40 Bc)

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fugelbinder New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 01/26/2010 5:55 pm Hi there, I have a old gold coin that I found amongst my great-grandfathers things and after a little bit of investigation I have come to believe that the coin comes from Israel and have seen some Herodian coins that are similar but none that are exactly it.The picture on the front is what I keep seeing in Israeli/Herodian coins in various different styles/sizes etc but none exactly the same. The back appears to have a Laurel Chaplet around the edge of the coin with again what appears to be a picture of a man with something that I can't make out next to him and possibly a '1' underneath the picture and definitely an 'F' next to it. I have uploaded a couple of photo's, the quality isn't great and I am working on taking better ones. If you any idea's I could follow, know what it is or anything, all help is greatly appreciated! Thankyou Fugel. Report this Post to the Staff

turtleoverhead Pillar of the Community Australia 585 Posts	Posted 01/27/2010 12:46 am Can you take the pictures once more, this time with the camera ? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16867 Posts	Posted 01/27/2010 01:14 am It is indeed Judaean. I believe it is one of these, a prutah of Maccabaean king John Hyrcanus II, 63-40 BC. Unfortunately, the pics aren't good enough to tell whether it's genuine or a "tourist copy". Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
fugelbinder New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 01/27/2010 06:06 am I have managed to get some clearer photo's with the help of some good ol' natural sunlight! Unfortunately the camera is using isn't the greatest, mine is being fixed so I've had to borrow a friends! Let me know if these are any better. Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff
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