| Davissons, Ltd. > Cupboard Sale 2 | Auction date: 8 October 2025 |
| Lot number: 27 Price realized: 100 USD (Approx. 86 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: JUDAEA. Hasmonean Kingdom. Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan). 104-76 B.C.E. Æ prutah. 1.58 gm. 13 mm. Dated RY 25 (80/79 B.CE). Inverted anchor within circle, Greek letters around circle; the letters LKE made of dots connected by fine lines appear at the points of the anchor on this example / Star of eight rays surrounded by border of dots and Aramaic inscription ("King Alexander, Year 25"). Hendin 6191. Very Fine. Ex Jonathan K. Kern (with tag dated 5/98, "Hendin 471"). David Sear: "The miserable coins of this type (are) sometimes identified with the 'widow's mite'" in the Bible story (cf. Mark 12, 42). Mattathias the Hasmonean and his sons, most notably Judah Maccabee, led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire, liberating Judea and the Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE, a climactic event thereafter celebrated as Hanukkah. The Hasmoneans created an independent Jewish state with self-rule and religious freedom. Simon Maccabee and his descendants ruled as both high priests and kings, combining political and religious authority, leading to conflicts between traditionalists (Pharisees) and Hellenized Jews who embraced Greek culture (Sadducees) Estimate: 100 USD |  |
