Õ-Shekel, year 1 (=66/67), Jerusalem; 14,16 g.
THE SAMEL COLLECTION OF ANCIENT JEWISH COINS
JUDAEA, Great Revolt, 66-70/4.
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Õ-Shekel, year 1 (=66/67), Jerusalem; 14,16 g. ŠQL YSR’L (shekel of Israel) around a chalice used in the temple cult, above ' (=A=1)//YRWŠLM KDŠH (Jerusalem the holy) around a branch with three pomegranates. Deutsch pl. 1 no. 6: dies 3 & 6 (this coin mentioned); Hendin no. 1353 f.; Meshorer, Treasury 240 no. 184a.
Very rare; Deutsch lists only four specimens (including this coin, no. 3). Nice patina, reverse struck off-centre, good very fine
Very rare; Deutsch lists only four specimens (including this coin, no. 3). Nice patina, reverse struck off-centre, good very fine
Overbeck – Meshorer no. 241.
The rev. legend "Jerusalem the holy" firmly emphasises Jerusalem’s primacy over Caesarea, the praefecti’s seat of office; cf. Kasher 1990, 225.