# Prutah (Coin) Depicting an Inscription within wreath

- By: Judean
- Date: Hasmonean Dynasty (between 135 BCE-35 BCE)
- Medium: Bronze
- Classification: Coin
- Dimensions: Diam.: 1.5 cm (5/8 in.)
- Culture: Israel
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William Nelson Pelouze
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/10348)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/976146af-04f9-110b-c7c9-87fad95d5e73/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a Paleo-Hebrew inscription within a wreath. The back (reverse) shows two cornucopias splayed outward with a pomegranate/poppy between.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0