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1/2 Prutah - John Hyrcanus I
| Issuer | Judea |
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| Year | 134 BC - 104 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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John Hyrcanus I struck these small bronzes as the first Hasmonean ruler to issue coins in his own name, a political assertion made possible only after he broke decisively with Seleucid overlordship following the death of Antiochus VII Sidetes in 129 BC. The tiny module was almost certainly valued at half a prutah within a localized system that had no standardized equivalent in the broader Hellenistic monetary world.
Hendin 1134 is among the more frequently misattributed types in the series, often confused with issues of Alexander Jannaeus due to die deterioration on heavily circulated specimens.