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Antigonus with retrograde inscription (GBC 1164 - TJC 40/40a/40b)

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202 specimens listed

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 THE 3 BEST SPECIMENS 

    

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"The inscription of this type is always retrograde" (Y. Meshorer, AJC Vol. 1 p. 159)

I. Goldstein suggests the reason for the retrograde, as follows: "This inscription style has isolated the letters of G-d's name on the second line. The letters thus arranged in proper form are forbidden to be struck on a mundane object such as a coin".

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 1. Obverse dies 

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 REGULAR ISSUES

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Die O1

Connected to R1

Connected to R2

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Die O2

Connected to R2

Connected to R3

Connected to R4

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Die O3

Connected to R5

Connected to R6

Connected to R7

Connected to R8

Connected to R9

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Die O4

Connected to R9

Connected to R10

Connected to R11

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Die O5

Connected to R12

Connected to R13

Connected to R14

Connected to R15

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Die O6

Connected to R16

 

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Die O7

Connected to R17

 

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Die O8: 2nd line: Yodh is quasi-vertical (type 1)

Connected to R18

 

Connected to R19

Connected to R20

Connected to R21

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Die O9

Connected to R22

  

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Die O10

Connected to R23

  

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Die O11

Connected to R24

Connected to R25

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Die O12

Connected to R26

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Die O13

Connected to R27

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Connected to R28

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Die O14

Connected to R29

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Die O15

Connected to R30

 

Connected to R31

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Die O16

Connected to R32

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Die O17: 2nd line: the letter He is very small (no space enough)

Connected to R33

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Die O18

Connected to R34

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Die O19

Connected to R35

Connected to R36

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Die O20

Connected to R37

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Die O21

Connected to R38

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Die O22

Connected to R39

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Die O23

Connected to R40

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Die O24

Connected to R41

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Die O25

Connected to R42

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Die O26

Connected to R42

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 IRREGULAR ISSUES

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Die Oa: Yodh & He are combined into a monogram resembling to a Aleph (type 1):

Connected to reverse A

Connected to reverse B

Connected to reverse C

Connected to reverse D

Connected to reverse E

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Die Ob: Variety: Yodh & He are combined into a monogram resembling to a Aleph (type 2):

All are connected to the same reverse

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Die Oc: Variety: He is missing: Only Yodh on the 2nd line

All are connected to the same reverse

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Die Od

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Die Oe

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Die Of: Variety: On the 1st line, one of the 2 letters Tau (like a "X") is missing

Connected to Ra:

Connected to:

Rb  Rc  Rd

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I also found the following specimens. But they are in too poor condition or too partial to be classified.

  

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I also found the following pictures but they are deformed:

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. THE ENLARGEMENT