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- Hadrian's Trip to Judaea
The Roman Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE) visited many of the...
- The Other Jewish Revolt
Ancient Jewish Coins: Ancient Jewish Coins: Table of...
- The Syrian-Judean Coin Connection
Coinage was considered an important symbol of sovereignty...
- City Coins of Palestine
A few cities, with large Jewish populations - Neapolis and...
- Herod's Grandchildren
One descendent, Tigranes, was a King of Armenia, and another...
- Arabs in The Holy Land
The Roman Emperor Heraclius lost Jerusalem to the Arabian...
- The Roman-Judean Coin Connection
The province included all of the Judaean coast towns from...
- Judaea Capta
Soon after the Temple at Jerusalem was razed by the...
- Hadrian's Trip to Judaea
- The Hasmonean Coinage
- The Coinage of The Herodian Dynasty
- The Coinage of The Jewish War
- The Coinage of The Bar Kokhba War
The consecutive history of ancient Jewish coinage begins after the establishment of the independent Hasmonean dynasty in the 2nd century B.C.E. The bulk of Hasmonean coins were of the small bronze denomination, namely the perutah or dilepton. In accordance with the Second Commandment no likeness of living beings, men or animals, are found on them. ...
(37 B.C.E.–C. 95 C.E.). The coins of Herod the Great (37–4 B.C.E.), all of bronze as those of his successors, can be divided into two groups: those which are dated and those which are not. The dated coins all bear the same date, the year three. As Herod no doubt reckoned his reign from his appointment as king of Judea by the Romans in 40 B.C.E. and...
By the time the Jewish War broke out, the Tyrian mint had ceased to issue silver shekels but shekels were needed by every Jewish adult male for the payment of the annual Temple tax of a half-shekel (Ex. 30:11ff.; II Kings 12:5ff.). This reason and the resolve of the Jewish authorities to demonstrate their sovereignty over their own country led to t...
During this war the last Jewish coin series in antiquity was issued. Bar Kokhba became the head of the Jewish community, and the bulk of the coins issued bear the name Simeon and eventually his title "prince of Israel." However, other coins exist from that period which bear the name of one "Eleazar the Priest" or simply that of "Jerusalem" as the m...
During revolts in ancient times, coins were about the only means which the leaders of the revolts could assert that a new independent state. had come into being. The coins of the two Jewish revolts tell us of the aims of the insurgents and of their hope for freedom.
The Temple on the Coins of Bar Kokhba – a Manifestation of Longing or a Political Programme? A Few Remarks. The Hellenization of the Hasmoneans Revisited: The Archaeological Evidence. Current Viewpoints on Ancient Jewish Coinage: A Bibliographic Essay. The University of Chicago Press Books. Chicago Distribution Center. The University of Chicago.
- Baruch Kanael
- 1963
The Coins. Kadman split the coins of the First Jewish Revolt into three groups: 1) the silver sheqalim and half-sheqalim, 2) the bronze prutot of the second and third years of the Revolt, and 3) the bronzes of the fourth year of the Revolt. Three additional categories could be added to Kadman's: 4) the crude bronzes from Gamia, 5) the.
Feb 4, 2018 · Ancient Jewish coins were minted from the fourth century BC to the reign of Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD; they offer unique insights into the history and civilization of ancient Israel. Coins document the period of Persian rule, the time of the Hasmonean dynasty, the reign of Herod the Great, and, last but not least, they bear witness to the two Jewish-Roman wars.
Dec 13, 2011 · The coins of Bar Kokhba are among the most interesting Jewish coins produced in ancient times. This series represents a combination of artistic interest and historical significance. All of these coins are eagerly sought by collectors as both ancient coins and important relics of Jewish history. Issues were struck in silver and bronze, and all ...
