Acquisition number: 1986.07
Other images
Obv.: amphora with wide rim and two handles surrounded by Hebrew legend indicating Year 2 (of the First Jewish War)
Rev.: vine leaf with small branch and tendril; the text in Hebrew advertises ‘the freedom of Zion’
Title: Prutah - 1986.07
Acquisition number: 1986.07
Culture or period: Roman Imperial
Date: AD 67 - 68
Material: Metal - Bronze
Object type: Coins - Roman
Dimensions: 15mm (w)
Origin region or location: Israel
Origin city: Minted by the Jews during the First Jewish War against Rome
Display case or on loan: 7
Keywords: Coin, prutah, Roman, Imperial, Jewish, Roman Judaea
Hendin (2010), 1360; Meshorer, Y., Ancient Jewish Coinage 2 vols (Amsterdam: Amphora Books, 1982) 196.
1986.07
Prutah
Bronze (AE) 2.790g
15mm
67-68 AD
Obv.: amphora with wide rim and two handles surrounded by Hebrew legend indicating Year 2 (of the First Jewish War)
Rev.: vine leaf with small branch and tendril; the text in Hebrew advertises ‘the freedom of Zion’
Bronze coins were minted by leaders of the Jewish revolt in its second and third years to emphasize their newly obtained independence from Rome.
Hendin (2010), 1360; Meshorer, Y., Ancient Jewish Coinage 2 vols (Amsterdam: Amphora Books, 1982) 196.