Prutah (Coin) Depicting an Inscription within wreath

Art Institute of Chicago

Prutah (Coin) Depicting an Inscription within wreath

Hasmonean Dynasty, Kingdom of Judaea

Date
Hasmonean Dynasty (between 135 BCE-35 BCE)
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Israel
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a Paleo-Hebrew inscription within a wreath. The back (reverse) shows two cornucopias splayed outward with a pomegranate/poppy between.

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