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Rare coin from Jewish revolt

rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

Just saw this item...what a great find. Cheers, RickO
https://www.foxnews.com/science/ancient-jewish-coin-revolt-discovered-jerusalem

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  • bronzematbronzemat Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's a cool find, thanks for the link

  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very interesting, thanks for the link !!! :)

    Timbuk3
  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,257 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cool coin!

  • atomatom Posts: 438 ✭✭✭✭

    I discovered my coin - same type - at a coin show. Small bronze Bar Kochba type Year 3 of the Second Revolt (134/135 CE). Similar motifs : bunch of grapes, and a 7-branched palm tree with clusters of dates (symbolic of land of Israel)
    Year 1: obverse "Elazar ther Priest"; reverse “Year One of the Redemption of Israel,”
    Year 2: obverse "Jerusalem"; reverse “Year Two of the Freedom of Jerusalem"
    Year 3: obverse "Shimon", reverse “For the Freedom of Jerusalem"

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