John Hyrcanus
John Hyrcanus (also known as Yochanan Hyrcanus) (reigned 134 – 104 BCE; died 104 BCE). Minted prutot that said:
- Yehochanan the Kohen Gadol and council of the Jews (Sanhedrin)
- Yehochanan the Kohen Gadol and the head of council of the Jews
- Yehochanan the Kohen Gadol and the the Jews
- 'A' (May have stood for Antiochus VII) Yehochanan the Kohen Gadol and council of the Jews
He also had monograms on some prutot on the cornucopia side, just left of the cornucopia, some resembling Ά, Π or Λ.
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