(Sorry if this is a repost): What a wonderful find: Top: a coin from around 134-135 CE found in Wadi Rashash. Bottom: a coin from around 67-68 CE found at Khirbat Jib’it. Background: Wadi Rashash in the West Bank. (Tal Rogovsky, Yechezkel Blumstein / courtesy) “The first coin was discovered on the ground at the Khirbat Jib’it archaeological site, just south of the West Bank town of Duma. It dates back to the Great Revolt, the first Jewish–Roman War in Judea, according to researchers from Bar-Ilan University. The Khirbat Jib’it coin was minted around 67-68 CE, according to Dr. Dvir Raviv, who led the survey. On one side it bears a vine leaf and the Hebrew inscription Herut Zion (the freedom of Zion). The other side is decorated with an amphora and the inscription “Year Two.” According to Raviv, the second coin was minted around 134-135 CE, and it bears a palm branch, possibly a lulav — one of the ritual plants used during the Jewish Sukkot holiday — and a wreath surrounded by the inscription LeHerut Yerushalayim (for the freedom of Jerusalem). The other side of the Wadi Rashash coin is decorated with a musical instrument, likely a lyre according to Raviv, as well as the inscription “Shimon,” the name of the rebel leader, Shimon Ben Kosevah, better known as Bar-Kokhba.“ Pictured is a closer look inside the excavation site where the coins were recovered https://www.timesofisrael.com/2000-...dom-of-zion-jerusalem-uncovered-in-west-bank/ Two coins unearthed in the Judean Desert bear markings of the Jewish uprising against the Romans 2,000 years ago The first coin was made during the Great Revolt and minted 67 to 68 AD It has a vine leaf on one side and 'Freedom to Zion' inscribed on the other The other was minted around 134 to 135 AD and bears a palm branch surrounded by a wreath with an inscription that reads 'for the freedom of Jerusalem' The coins were found about a mile way from each other in areas believed to have been refugee for Jews who fought against Roman rule https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...s-withy-features-Jewish-Roman-wars-Judea.html
I saw that earlier today at this link: https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/2...cFbPK5siDbkx8Bje2U4ZwTrURNHbyuYxBSRucwAdLvvH4 All the articles contain pretty much the same information, but certain details are gained by reading each. (LOL! Provided you have the time and interest.) ;-) FWIW: Apparently the two coins were found about a year ago.
Thanks for posting the information and links, @Bart9349 and @philologus_1! Here's another example of the Year 2 of the Jewish War coin type that was found: Judaea, The Jewish War. Æ Prutah (2.69 g), 66-70 AD. Jerusalem, year 2 (67/8 AD). 'Year two' (Paleo-Hebrew), amphora with broad rim and two handles. Reverse:'The freedom of Zion' (Paleo-Hebrew), vine leaf on small branch with tendril.
@Bart9349, many thanks for getting us up to speed on this and the Iron Age hoard in Britain. (https://www.cointalk.com/threads/iron-age-hoard-in-hillingdon-found.383547/) Cool stuff! Love hearing about hoards. This is the Real numismatic news.
