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Prutah of Mathatias Antigonus with menorah (GBC 485 - TJC 41 & 42)

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23 specimens listed

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 THE 3 BEST SPECIMENS 

   

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 H-485 obverse dies 

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Die O1 Composite picture:

   

 

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Die O2 Die reconstitution:

     

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Die O3

 

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Die O4

 

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Die O5

Variety: Sigma instead of Epsilon ("BASILSWC" instead of "BASILEWC")

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Dies O6 to O?

   

   

Overstruck on Hasmonean prutah with double cornucopia:

 

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The 2 following specimens are considered as fakes by several MCP users:

 

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 H-485 Reverse dies 

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Die R1

  

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Die R2

Connected to O1

 

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Die R3

Connected to O1

  

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Die R4 Variety with breads on the table

  

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Die R5

  

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Dies R6 to R11

    

   

Overstruck on Hasmonean prutah with double cornucopia:

 

 

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The 2 following specimens are considered as fakes by several MCP users:

 

 

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 THE ENLARGEMENTS 

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 OTHER OBJECTS DEPICTING A MENORAH 

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1. Oil lamp depicting a Menorah (4th century AD)

SOURCE: Archaeological Center Auction #28 (Dan Tel Aviv Hotel, Sep 24' 2002) Lot No. 117: Length 8 cm, ex Teddy Kollek collection. Estimated $9,000-10,000  Sold $10,305

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2. Two fragments of a representation of a menorah in unpainted plaster were discovered in the debris of a house in Jerusalem from the Herodian period. Most likely, it is a copy of the menorah used in the Temple.

 

 

 

 

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3. Synagogue basalt lintel depicting a Menorah (100 to 300 AD). Found in Israel

SOURCE: Barakat Gallery Ref. PF 2246 (Price upon request)

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4. Another Synagogue basalt lintel depicting a Menorah (100 to 300 AD). Found in Houran (Syria) 167.6cm high

SOURCE: Barakat Gallery Ref. PF 0337 (Price upon request)

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5. The well known Menorah on the reliefs of the Arch of Titus in Rome