First Jewish Revolt coinage
First Jewish Revolt coinage was issued by the
History
In the Revolt's first year (66–67 CE), the Jews minted only silver coins, which were struck from the Temple's store of silver. These coins replaced the
During the second (67–68 CE) and third (68–69 CE) years of the Revolt bronze prutah coins were issued, depicting an amphora, and with the date and the Hebrew inscription (חרות ציון Herut Zion)"The Freedom of Zion".
In the fourth year of the revolt (69–70 CE) three large sizes of bronze coins were minted, possibly because the supplies of Temple silver were diminishing. It is believed by
The medium size coin has the same inscription, with the denomination "reva" (quarter) inscribed. An etrog is depicted on the obverse, and two lulav are on the reverse. The larger of the three bronze coins are inscribed "chatzi" (half). On the obverse a lulav and etrog are again depicted, with a palm tree and baskets on the reverse.[2] These coins are sometimes referred to as 'Masada coins'.
See also
- Historical currencies in Judaea
- Judaean and Judaea-related coinage
- Yehud coinage
- Hasmonean coinage
- Herodian coinage
- Procuratorial coinage of Roman Judaea
- Judaea Capta coinage
- Bar Kokhba Revolt coinage
- List of historical currencies
References
- ^ Silver shekel of the First Jewish Revolt from Rome in the British Museum
- ^ a b Coins from the First Revolt on Jewish Virtual Library
- ^ Ariel, Donald T. "Judaea and Rome in Coins, 65 BCE - 135 CE.", The Numismatic Chronicle 174 (2014): 385-91. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44710215.
Further reading
- Roth, Cecil. 1962. "The Historical Implications of the Jewish Coinage of the First Revolt." Israel Exploration Journal 12, no. 1: 33–46.