Judea shekel Bar Kochba Revolt 133-134 CE 

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Judea shekel Bar Kochba Revolt 133-134 CE
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4317909
Area
Coins
Title
Judea shekel Bar Kochba Revolt 133-134 CE
Country
Judea
Face value
1 shekel
Year
134
Variety / overstrike
Era
Roman Empire - Nerva to Hadrian (96-138)
Head of State
Simon bar Kokhba of Judea (132-136)
Type
Coin
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Silver (Ag)
Gold- or silver content
Weight
14
Diameter
Thickness
Punch
Shape
Obverse
"YRUS(LYM)" (ancient Hebrew inscription) or Jerusalem
Reverse
"YSRAL, SBLH" (ancient Hebrew inscription) or Israel, Y(ear) 2 of F(reedom)
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
Details
Temple of Jerusalem with the Ark of Covenant visible within. Lulav (palm, myrtle, & willow) and Etrog (citron) are the 4 species used in the Feast of Tabernacles (3rd of the great Festivals, Lev. xxiii. 34; Deut. xvi. 13), on which all males were required to make pilgrimages to the Temple at Jerusalem