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Antigonus with retrograde inscription (GBC 1164 - TJC 40/40a/40b)
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202 specimens listed
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THE 3 BEST SPECIMENS
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"The inscription of this type is always retrograde" (Y. Meshorer, AJC Vol. 1 p. 159)
I. Goldstein suggests the reason for the retrograde, as follows: "This inscription style has isolated the letters of G-d's name on the second line. The letters thus arranged in proper form are forbidden to be struck on a mundane object such as a coin".
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1. Obverse dies
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REGULAR ISSUES
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Die O1
Connected to R1
Connected to R2
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Die O2
Connected to R2
Connected to R3
Connected to R4
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Die O3
Connected to R5
Connected to R6
Connected to R7
Connected to R8
Connected to R9
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Die O4
Connected to R9
Connected to R10
Connected to R11
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Die O5
Connected to R12
Connected to R13
Connected to R14
Connected to R15
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Die O6
Connected to R16
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Die O7
Connected to R17
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Die O8: 2nd line: Yodh is quasi-vertical (type 1)
Connected to R18
Connected to R19
Connected to R20
Connected to R21
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Die O9
Connected to R22
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Die O10
Connected to R23
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Die O11
Connected to R24
Connected to R25
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Die O12
Connected to R26
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Die O13
Connected to R27
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Connected to R28
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Die O14
Connected to R29
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Die O15
Connected to R30
Connected to R31
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Die O16
Connected to R32
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Die O17: 2nd line: the letter He is very small (no space enough)
Connected to R33
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Die O18
Connected to R34
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Die O19
Connected to R35
Connected to R36
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Die O20
Connected to R37
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Die O21
Connected to R38
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Die O22
Connected to R39
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Die O23
Connected to R40
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Die O24
Connected to R41
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Die O25
Connected to R42
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Die O26
Connected to R42
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IRREGULAR ISSUES
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Die
Oa: Yodh & He are combined into a monogram resembling to
a Aleph (type 1):
Connected to reverse A
Connected to reverse B
Connected to reverse C
Connected to reverse D
Connected to reverse E
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Die
Ob: Variety: Yodh & He are combined into a monogram resembling to
a Aleph (type 2):
All are connected to the same reverse
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Die Oc: Variety: He is missing: Only Yodh on the 2nd line
All are connected to the same reverse
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Die Od
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Die Oe
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Die Of: Variety: On the 1st line, one of the 2 letters Tau (like a "X") is missing
Connected to Ra:
Connected to:
Rb
Rc
Rd
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I also found the following specimens. But they are in too poor condition or too partial to be classified.
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I also found the following pictures but they are deformed:
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