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Prutah (Coin) Depicting an Inscription within wreath

Hasmonean Dynasty, Kingdom of JudaeaLinkedCulture matchlcp-39a9c0d5eb07

Date: Hasmonean Dynasty (between 135 BCE-35 BCE)
Medium: Bronze
Culture: Israel
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 10348

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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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Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
Provenance: Mrs. William Nelson (Helen T.) Pelouze (1866-1953), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1923.