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Ryan Center for Biblical Studies

Roger Uselton Collection of Ancient and Biblical Coins

Coin Detail

AE (bronze) prutah
  • Uselton Catalog #: 12
  • Class: Biblical
  • Ruling Authority: Judaea (N/A)
  • Date Struck: 68-69 A.D.
  • Type: AE (bronze) prutah
  • Size: 15.8 x 17.5 mm.
  • Weight: 2.65 g.
  • Die Axis:
  • Obverse: Paleo-Hebrew inscription SHENAT SHA[LOSH] (year three); amphora with broad rim, two handles, and lid decorated with tiny globes hanging.
  • Reverse: Paleo-Hebrew inscription HERUT ZION (“The Freedom of Zion”); vine leaf with small branch and tendril, surrounded by inscription.
  • Exergue:
  • References: Cf. Ya’akov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (New York 2001), pl. 62, no. 204; Hendin 664?
  • Original #: 27

“First Jewish Revolt coinage [66-70 A.D.] was issued by the Jews after the Zealots captured Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple from the Romans in 66 A.D. at the beginning of the First Jewish Revolt. The Jewish leaders of the revolt minted their own coins to emphasize their newly obtained independence from Rome.”—Wiki.