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dc.contributor.authorWright, Kathrynen_US
dc.contributor.otherHolmes, Y. Lynnen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-12T20:10:11Z
dc.date.available2015-03-12T20:10:11Z
dc.date.issued68 A.D.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10898/3001
dc.descriptionThe silver coin is a half-shekel coin issued in the 3rd year of the revolt. On the obverse it has in Hebrew above the chalice: "Shekel (half) of Israel." The chalice has nine pearls around the rim and represents the one used by the high priest in the temple. The reverse has "Jerusalem the HolyÓ above a pomegranate sprig. The three-lobed sprig represents the agricultural abundance of Israel. These silver coins were minted from silver stored in the Jerusalem temple, which was soon thereafter destroyed by the Romans.en_US
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.titleShelf 3: Judaea After Nero - Roman Coin, Silveren_US
dc.typeImageen_US
refterms.dateFOA2020-09-29T13:42:59Z


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