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Prutah of John Hyrcanus ( 134 BCE to 104 BCE ). Rev: Five lines of ancient Hebrew script; reading "Yehochanan Kohen Gadol Chever Hayehudim" (Yehochanan the High Priest, Council of the Jews . Prutah Hebrew (פרוטה) is a word borrowed from the Mishnah and the Talmud , in which it means "a coin of smaller value". The word was probably derived originally from an Aramaic word with the same meaning. The prutah was an ancient copper Jewish coin worth about one thousandth of a pound. A loaf of bread at that time was worth about 10 prutot (plural of prutah). One prutah was also worth two lepta (singular lepton ), which was the smallest denomination minted by the Hasmonean and Herodian Dynasty kings. Prutot were also minted by the Roman Procurators of the Province of Judea , and later were minted by the Jews during the First Jewish Revolt (sometimes called 'Masada coins' ).1
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Eight prutah coin of Herod the Great Prutah of John Hyrcanus (134 BCE to 104 BCE). Rev: Five lines of ancient Hebrew script; reading "Yehochanan Kohen Gadol Chever Hayehudim" (Yehochanan the High Priest, Council of the Jews . Prutah ( Hebrew : פרוטה ) is a word borrowed from the Mishnah and the Talmud , in which it means "a coin of smaller value". The word was probably derived originally from an Aramaic word with the same meaning. The prutah was an ancient copper Jewish coin worth about one thousandth of a pound. A loaf of bread at that time was worth about 10 prutot (plural of prutah). One prutah was also worth two lepta (singular lepton ), which was the smallest denomination minted by the Hasmonean and Herodian Dynasty kings. Prutot were also minted by the Roman Procurators of the Province of Judea , and later were minted by the Jews during the First Jewish Revolt (sometimes called 'Masada coins' ).
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Pruta from the reign of Agrippa I Prutah of John Hyrcanus (134 BCE to 104 BCE).Rev: Five lines of ancient Hebrew script; reading "Yehochanan Kohen Gadol Chever Hayehudim" (Yehochanan the High Priest, Council of the Jews ) Prutah ( Hebrew : פרוטה ) is a Hebrew term, possibly derived from Aramaic, that appears in the Mishnah and the Talmud .It refers to a small denomination coin .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Denomination of coin Pruta from the reign of Agrippa I Prutah of John Hyrcanus (134 BCE to 104 BCE). Rev: Five lines of ancient Hebrew script; reading "Yehochanan Kohen Gadol Chever Hayehudim" (Yehochanan the High Priest, Council of the Jews ) Prutah ( Hebrew : פרוטה) is a Hebrew term, possibly derived from Aramaic. It refers to a small denomination coin .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Denomination of coin Pruta from the reign of Agrippa I Prutah of John Hyrcanus (134 BCE to 104 BCE). Rev: Five lines of ancient Hebrew script; reading "Yehochanan Kohen Gadol Chever Hayehudim" (Yehochanan the High Priest, Council of the Jews ) Prutah ( Hebrew : פרוטה) is a Hebrew term, possibly derived from Aramaic. It refers to a small denomination coin .
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word borrowed from the mishnah and the talmud
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hebrew term
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