Judaea, Herodian Kingdom. John Hyrcanus I. Æ 2 pruthot (4.40 g), 134-104 BCE. Uncertain Samarian mint (?). 'Yehohanan the High Priest and Head of the Council of the Jews' (Paleo-Hebrew), double cornucopiae adorned with ribbons. Reverse: Helmet with decorative crest right. Hendin 1136, the plate coin and Hendin GBC 4, 462 (this coin illus.); TJC grp. H. Extremely rare, specially so in this high state of preservation. Extremely Fine. Value $20,000 - UP
According to Hendin, this rare coin is the only Hasmonean type that was not struck with beveled edges and for this reason it is suggested that it was not struck at the Jerusalem mint, Samaria is often mentioned as a possibility.