Those coins are not rare. We found very many at Sepphoris.
The Jannaeus coins that ARE rare are the ones that identify him as king and (high) priest, as discussed by Dan B. Barag, Alexander Jannaeus--Priest and King, (pages 1-6) in
"Go out and study the land" (Judges 18:2) : archaeological, historical, and textual studies in honor of Hanan Eshel
edited by Aren M. Maeir, Jodi Magness, and Lawrence H. Schiffman.
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
The Jannaeus coins that ARE rare are the ones that identify him as king and (high) priest, as discussed by Dan B. Barag, Alexander Jannaeus--Priest and King, (pages 1-6) in
"Go out and study the land" (Judges 18:2) : archaeological, historical, and textual studies in honor of Hanan Eshel
edited by Aren M. Maeir, Jodi Magness, and Lawrence H. Schiffman.
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
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