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Shekel of Judaea (First Jewish Revolt) with chalice
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 68
Mint: Judaea (First Jewish Revolt)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 22.5 mm. Weight: 14.16 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number61.370
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome, Judaica
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 303.
DescriptionObverse: Chalice.
Inscription in Aramaic around and above. ("Shekel of Israel, Yr. 3")
Reverse: Three pomegranates on stem.
Inscription in Aramaic around. ("Jerusalem the Holy")
Inscription in Aramaic around and above. ("Shekel of Israel, Yr. 3")
Reverse: Three pomegranates on stem.
Inscription in Aramaic around. ("Jerusalem the Holy")
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin XV, no. 58); May 10, 1961: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 225-