There are many more Jewish—Roman War coins available but the prices are beyond me. I'm grateful to have these.
those are nice D. Ray! i have a few, one of them being the 8th(shekel?) bronze coin with the helmet i brought many years ago..tbh when i bought it, i knew it was Jewish, but i thought the helmet was bowl
Wonderful, Deacon Ray!! I hope to add a 1/8th shekel and Bar Kochba someday. Keep up the great work! Erin
Deacon Ray, That's a nice group & great presentation . Below are photos of my favorite Jewish War coin, A year two Shekel, A.D. 67 -68, 22 mm, 14.21 rm. This one cost me an arm and a leg .
Fantastic set! These coins are not often seen in such fine condition. You did an excellent job assembling them.
Lovely coins @Deacon Ray - my fav of the group is your Hendin 1369. @Al Kowsky , I'd too give an arm and a leg for that beauty! I'm lacking Judaean War Coins but for some reason I wound up with two of these: First Jewish Revolt, 66 - 70 A.D. Æ Prutah of the second year and struck 67/68 A.D. Obv: Amphora with broad rim and two handles; Paleo-Hebrew inscription "Year Two” Rev: Vine leaf on small branch; Paleo-Hebrew inscription: “The Freedom of Zion” 17.2 mm, 2.92 grams Reference: Hendin-1360 Ex. Amphora Coins (David Hendin) 3/2017 First Jewish Revolt, 66 - 70 A.D. Æ Prutah of the second year and struck 67/68 A.D. Obv: Amphora; Paleo-Hebrew inscription "Year Two” Rev: Vine leaf on small branch; Paleo-Hebrew inscription: “The Freedom of Zion” 15.3 mm, 2.08 grams Reference: Hendin-1360 Ex. Amphora Coins (David Hendin) 4/2018 Here is a picture I took in Capernaum:
I don't know how I wandered into the Ancients Forum again but I'm glad I did! Great coins and great presentation of them.
I don't usually collect this series, but I am a sucker for the history of this period. The first (? 1/8th shekel) I believe has a fake patina (or what some dealers euphemistically call applied patina). I believe the 2 prutah are year 3 of the revolt.
Superb coin @Al Kowsky ! I'll bet you paid dearly for it but it must be among the finest in existence.