A Bronze coin minted in Jerusalem under Alexander Jannaeus, the longest reigning Hasmonean monarch. Coins minted during his reign, particularly the bronze prutah, remained in circulation for many decades, till the end of the Second Temple Period.
Obverse: Anchor within a circle, surrounded by legend “[B]AΣIΛEΩ[Σ] –[AΛEΞANΔPOY]”: “King Alexander”
Reverse: Eight-pointed star
Date: 80–79 BCE
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