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Antigonus with menorah (GBC 485 - TJC 41 & 42)
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22 specimens listed
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THE 3 BEST SPECIMENS
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1. H-485 obverse dies
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Die O1
Composite picture:
Die
O2
Die
reconstitution:
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Die O3
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Die O4
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Die O5
Variety: Sigma instead of Epsilon ("BASILSWC" instead of "BASILEWC")
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Dies O6 to O?
- Note that the last specimen, overstruck on a Hasmonean prutah, is considered as a fake by several MCP users -
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2. H-485 Reverse dies
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Die R1
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Die R2
Connected to O1
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Die R3
Connected to O1
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R4: Variety with breads on the table
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R5
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Dies R6 to R?
Several of the following specimens are presenting other reverse dies. However, some of those specimens could show previously listed reverse dies but they are too partial for being presently attributed.
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3. THE ENLARGEMENTS
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3.1 Die O6: Obverse & reverse
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3.2 Die O1 (second specimen): Obverse only
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OTHER OBJECTS DEPICTING A MENORAH
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1. Oil lamp depicting a Menorah (4th century AD)
SOURCE: Archaeological Center Auction #28 (Dan Tel Aviv Hotel, Sep 24' 2002) Lot No. 117: Length 8 cm, ex Teddy Kollek collection. Estimated $9,000-10,000 Sold $10,305
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2. Two fragments of a representation of a menorah in unpainted plaster were discovered in the debris of a house in Jerusalem from the Herodian period. Most likely, it is a copy of the menorah used in the Temple.
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3. Synagogue basalt lintel depicting a Menorah (100 to 300 AD). Found in Israel
SOURCE: Barakat Gallery Ref. PF 2246 (Price upon request)
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4. Another Synagogue basalt lintel depicting a Menorah (100 to 300 AD). Found in Houran (Syria) 167.6cm high
SOURCE: Barakat Gallery Ref. PF 0337 (Price upon request)
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5. The well known Menorah on the reliefs of the Arch of Titus in Rome
