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Shekel (8.47 g), 66-70 CE. Jerusalem, year 4 (69/70 CE). ‘Year four, quarter’
(Paleo-Hebrew), two lulav branches. Rev. ‘To the redemption of Zion’ (Paleo-Hebrew), etrog. (TJC 213;
Hendin 1368). Uncleaned. Very fine.
$ 1,500
Purchased privately from D. Hendin, August 1988.
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Shekel (5.20 g), 66-70 CE. Jerusalem, year 4 (69/70 CE). ‘Year four’
(Paleo-Hebrew), lulav branch flanked by an etrog on either sider. Rev. ‘To the redemption of Zion’
(Paleo-Hebrew), chalice with pearled rim. (TJC 214; Hendin 1369). Pleasing green patina. Extremely
fine.
$ 400
Purchased privately from D. Hendin, June 1987.
The bronze eighth denomination of the fourth year (April 69-March 70 CE) of the Jewish War is remarkable for its use of the
pearled chalice type on the reverse when this had previously been reserved for silver shekels and fractions. It may signal that this
denomination, although unmarked, was intended as a token representing a value in silver.
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Shekel (4.47 g), 66-70 CE. Jerusalem, year 4 (69/70 CE). ‘Year four’
(Paleo-Hebrew), lulav branch flanked by an etrog on either sider. Rev. ‘To the redemption of Zion’ (Paleo
Hebrew), chalice with pearled rim. (TJC 214; Hendin 1369). Reddish-brown patina. Extremely
fine.
$ 400
Purchased privately from D. Hendin, November 1985.
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