Prutah - Alexander Jannaeus

Alexander Jannaeus ruled as both king and high priest of Judea, and his prutot were struck in enormous quantities throughout his nearly three-decade reign — which included aggressive military expansion across the Transjordan, coastal cities, and the Golan. The volume minted reflects a kingdom growing rapidly in territory and in need of a functional small-denomination bronze for daily commerce.

Jannaeus is also notable for being the Hasmonean ruler who introduced the practice of overstriking his own coins, producing bilingual issues that navigated the political tension between his Hellenized royal ambitions and his Jewish priestly role. Some specimens show clear evidence of overstruck earlier types beneath the surface.