"COIN OF THE MONTH" - JEWISH WAR FIRST REVOLT AGAINST ROME AR SHEKEL, YR. 3 - 68/69 C.E.
Hendin 6390, Deutsch 91, 2 listed - this the plate coin, Hendin GBC5, 1361, Toned Extremely Fine, 23mm, 13.87 grams, Jerusalem Mint
Obverse: Chalice surround by inscription "Shekel of Israel", abbreviated "Year 3" above chalice
Reverse: Staff of three pomegranates, surrounded by inscription "Jerusalem the Holy"
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A LOVELY scarcer year three shekel with beautiful cabinet toning! There is only one coin listed for this die combination in the Menorah Coin Project and only two are listed in the recent corpus on the Shekels of the Jewish War, "Jewish Coinage First Revolt Against Rome" by Dr. Robert Deutsch. This is THE PLATE coin.
Ex: Antiqua Inc. Catalog XI, 2002, #55
