Roger Uselton Collection of Ancient and Biblical Coins
Coin Detail
- 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 (鈥淭he Freedom of Zion鈥�); vine leaf with small branch and tendril, surrounded by inscription.
- Exergue:
- References: Cf. Ya鈥檃kov Meshorer, A Treasury of Jewish Coins (New York 2001), pl. 62, no. 204; Hendin 664?
- Original #: 27
鈥淔irst 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.鈥濃�擶iki.