John Hyrcanus
Hasmonean ruler · Religious Figures · Lived 200 BC to 104 BC · aged 96
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Something wrong?John Hyrcanus was a Jewish high priest and ruler of Judea from the Hasmonean dynasty. In rabbinic literature he is often referred to as Yoḥanan Cohen Gadol, "John the High Priest". John combined political and religious authority and secured Judea's independence from Seleucid control.
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Judea, Hasmoneans. John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan). 134-104 BCE. Æ Prutah (13mm, 2.02 gm, 12h). "Yehohanan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews" (in Hebrew) in five lines within wreath / Double cornucopia adorned with ribbons; pomegranate between horns; small A to lower left. Meshorer Group B, 11; Hendin 457.
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John Hyrcanus was a Jewish high priest and ruler of Judea from the Hasmonean dynasty. In rabbinic literature he is often referred to as Yoḥanan Cohen Gadol, "John the High Priest". John combined political and religious authority and secured Judea's independence from Seleucid control. His reign consolidated the Hasmonean state, expanded its territorial boundaries, and incorporated neighboring populations, laying the foundation for the policies and territorial expansions of subsequent Hasmonean rulers.
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