现代银色 黄铜色 带有古罗马犹太省普鲁塔币的吊坠（“第一次犹太起义”） (没有保留价)

ITEM: Pendant with Ancient Roman Judaea Prutah 'First Jewish Revolt'.
Obv.: Two handled amphora. Rev.: vine leaf on small branch, bears the legend" for the Freedom of Zion
MATERIAL: Bronze
CULTURE: Roman, Judaea
PERIOD: 66 - 70 A.D
DIMENSIONS: 19 mm diameter
CONDITION: Good condition. Original coin within a modern handmade circular silver setting.
PROVENANCE (COIN): Ex Dutch private collection, acquired in the 2000s

Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.

Minted during the turbulent years of the First Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire (66–70 CE), this bronze prutah serves as a powerful instrument of political propaganda and national identity. The act of striking independent coinage was a direct act of rebellion, asserting Jewish sovereignty over Judaea and explicitly rejecting Roman imperial authority. Produced primarily in Year Two (67/68 CE) and Year Three (68/69 CE) of the uprising, these small bronze coins circulated widely among the insurgent population, functioning both as everyday currency and as a portable declaration of ideological unity.

The obverse of the coin features a broad, two-handled amphora, a sacred vessel tied directly to Jewish temple ritual, libations, and agricultural abundance. Surrounding the amphora is an inscription rendered in archaic Paleo-Hebrew script—an intentional revival of the ancient alphabet used during the First Temple period, chosen to evoke Israel’s historic roots and spiritual heritage rather than contemporary Aramaic or Greek. On the reverse, a detailed vine leaf hanging from a small branch symbolizes the nation of Israel, a traditional biblical motif representing fruitful life, resilience, and divine favor.

Encircling the vine leaf on the reverse is the resonant legend "Cherut Zion" ("For the Freedom of Zion"). This bold slogan replaced the imperial imagery and portraits of Roman emperors with an explicit rallying cry for liberation from Roman rule. As a historical artifact, this modest bronze prutah captures a defining moment of ideological defiance in antiquity, reflecting the fervent religious devotion, national aspiration, and economic independence of Judaea just years prior to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.