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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Currently Unused| ▸ |Hanukkah||View Options:   | | | Hanukkah Sameach! Our Hanukkah gift suggestions listed here are mostly coins and antiquities from Israel, and books about them. Of course any item in our shop could make a nice Hanukkah gift, but this page is intended to highlight some items related to Israel and Jewish history. |
Guide to BIBLICAL COINS
By David Hendin
The older 5th edition of the most popular reference ever written for ancient biblical and Jewish coins. 6 x 9 inch, study stitch-bound hardcover with full color dust jacket, 640 pages. Buy this book and put a note on your order for a $20 FORVM Dollar store credit. The credit will be paid only on request with an order. It will automatically apply to your next order, but if unused will expire in 90 days.BK43168. Guide to BIBLICAL COINS, 5th Edition, by David Hendin, values by Hebert Kreindler, NEW, the new edition came out and we still have a half dozen of these, priced way below our $42.50 cost!; SOLD Out of Stock!
Judaea, Bar Kochba Revolt, 132 - 135 A.D.
These coins are usually overstruck on earlier denarii or drachms.JD91425. Silver zuz, Mildenberg 174 (O22/R109); BMC Palestine, p. 299, 79; SNG ANS 561; Hendin 6462; Meshorer TJC 274, Choice EF, broad flan, flow lines, tiny edge cracks, die wear, weight 3.362 g, maximum diameter 19.6 mm, die axis 225o, Judaean mint, undated issue of year 3, 134 - 135 A.D.; obverse Paleo-Hebrew legend: Shim'on, bunch of grapes in three lobes hanging from branch, which has a tendril to the left and a leaf to the right; reverse Paleo-Hebrew legend: for the freedom of Jerusalem, kithara with three strings; from the Maxwell Hunt Collection; SOLD
Judaea, Bar Kochba Revolt, 132 - 135 A.D.
The Bar Kokhba revolt, led by Simon bar Kokhba, was the last of the major Jewish–Roman wars. The Roman army suffered heavy losses. It took six full legions, auxiliaries, and elements from as many as six more legions three years to crush the revolt. The Romans annihilated much of the Judean population. In 134, the they captured Jerusalem and Simon bar Kokhba was killed in 135. An altar to Jupiter was erected on the site of the Temple. The Jewish diaspora began as Hadrian barred Jews from Jerusalem and had survivors were dispersed across the Roman Empire. Many were sold into slavery. The Jewish people remained scattered without a homeland for close to two millennia.JD98134. Bronze AE 20, Mildenberg p. 332, 156 (O4/R6); SNG ANS 586 (same dies); Meshorer AJC 80; Meshorer TJC p. 255, 301; Hendin 6466; Sofaer p. 283, 166, Choice gVF, well centered and struck, attractive applied desert patina, weight 5.293 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 180o, Jerusalem mint, undated, year 3, 134 - 135 A.D.; obverse Paleo-Hebrew inscription: "Jerusalem", seven-branched palm tree with two small bunches of dates, top of tree bent to the left; reverse Paleo-Hebrew inscription: 'For the Freedom of Jerusalem', bunch of grapes on vine with small leaf; extraordinary for the type!; scarce; SOLD
Vespasian, 1 July 69 - 24 June 79 A.D., Legio X Fretensis Countermark
In 72 A.D. the Roman governor Lucius Flavius Silva laid siege to Masada, a desert fortress, the last outpost of the Jewish rebels following the end in 70 of the First Jewish Revolt. The Legio X Fretensis surrounded the mountain fortress with a 7-mile long siege wall and built a rampart of stones and beaten earth against the western approach. In the Spring of 73 A.D., 960 Zealots under the leadership of Eleazar ben Ya'ir committed mass suicide when defeat became imminent.SL89795. Orichalcum dupondius, RIC II 1156, Lyon 41, BMCRE II, Cohen I, SRCV I; countermark: Howgego 733 (reign of Domitian, 84-96 A.D.), NGC G, strike 4/5, surface 3/5, countermark LXF [=Legio X Fretensis] (2490386-006), weight 10.912 g, maximum diameter 27.9 mm, die axis 180o, Lugdunum (Lyon, France) mint, 71 A.D.; obverse IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG COS III (or IIII), radiate head right, globe at point of bust; countermark: LXF (Legio X Fretensis) in a rectangular punch; reverse SECVRITAS AVGVSTI, Securitas seated right, resting head on raised hand, long scepter vertical in left hand, flaming altar to right, S C (senatus consulto) in exergue; NGC| Lookup; SOLD
Seleukid Kingdom, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, 175 - 165/164 B.C.
The villain of Hanukkah. Antiochos IV assumed divine epithets, which no other Hellenistic king had done, such as Theos Epiphanes (God Manifest). His subjects made a pun on his name, calling him Epimanes (madman). In 168 B.C., Antiochus IV ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods. The Temple in Jerusalem was seized and dedicated to Zeus. The Jews revolted and after three years of fighting, Judah Maccabee defeated the Seleukid army. Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, commemorates the rededication of the Temple in 165 B.C. According to the Talmud, there was only enough consecrated olive oil to fuel the eternal flame in the Temple for one day. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days, enough time to prepare and consecrate fresh oil.SH26148. Silver tetradrachm, Houghton-Lorber II 1400a, Newell SMA 67, Houghton CSE 108, HGC 9 620a, Choice VF, nice portrait, centered, toned, weight 16.568 g, maximum diameter 31.6 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, summer/autumn 168 - 164 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Antiochos IV right, fillet border; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ/ ANTIOXOY downward on right, ΘEOY / EΠIΦANOYΣ downward on left, Zeus enthroned left, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, Nike bearing wreath in right hand, scepter vertical in left hand,
(control) outer left, NIKHΦOPOY in exergue; SOLDSeleukid Kingdom, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, 175 - 164 B.C.
The villain of Hanukkah. Antiochos IV assumed divine epithets, which no other Hellenistic king had done, such as Theos Epiphanes (God Manifest). His subjects made a pun on his name, calling him Epimanes (madman). In 168 B.C., Antiochus IV ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods. The Temple in Jerusalem was seized and dedicated to Zeus. The Jews revolted and after three years of fighting, Judah Maccabee defeated the Seleukid army. Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, commemorates the rededication of the Temple in 165 B.C. According to the Talmud, there was only enough consecrated olive oil to fuel the eternal flame in the Temple for one day. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days, enough time to prepare and consecrate fresh oil.SH26461. Silver tetradrachm, Houghton-Lorber II 1396c; SNG Spaer 973, Houghton CSE 99, Newell SMA 54, HGC 9 619, VF, weight 16.527 g, maximum diameter 30.6 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 173/2 - 169/8 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Antiochos IV right, diadem ends with stars (off flan), fillet border; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ/ ANTIOXOY downward on right, ΘEOY / EΠIΦANOYΣ downward on left, Zeus enthroned left, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, Nike bearing wreath in right hand, scepter vertical in left hand, both uprights of throne back seen,
(control) in exergue; ex John Aiello; SOLDSeleukid Kingdom, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, 175 - 164 B.C.
In 168 B.C., Antiochus IV ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods. The Temple in Jerusalem was seized and dedicated to Zeus. The Jews revolted and after three years of fighting, Judah Maccabee defeated the Seleukid army. Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, commemorates the rededication of the Temple in 165 B.C. According to the Talmud, there was only enough consecrated olive oil to fuel the eternal flame in the Temple for one day. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days, enough time to prepare and consecrate fresh oil.
Antiochos IV assumed divine epithets, which no other Hellenistic king had done before, such as Theos Epiphanes ("God Manifest"). His subjects made a pun on his name, calling him Epimanes (madman).GY95970. Silver tetradrachm, Houghton-Lorber II 1396(a), SNG Spaer 973 var. (no control), Houghton CSE 99 var. (same), Newell SMA 54 var. (same), HGC 9 619, VF, superb portrait and depiction of Zeus, toned, bumps, marks, struck with a dirty reverse die, minor flan flaw below chin, weight 16.403 g, maximum diameter 31.0 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 173/2 - 169/8 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Antiochos IV right, diadem ends with stars (off flan), fillet border; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ/ ANTIOXOY downward on right, ΘEOY / EΠIΦANOYΣ downward on left, Zeus enthroned left, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, Nike bearing wreath in right hand, scepter vertical in left hand, both uprights of throne back seen,
(control) in exergue; from the Errett Bishop Collection; SOLDSeleukid Kingdom, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, 175 - 164 B.C.
The villain of Hanukkah. Antiochos IV assumed divine epithets, which no other Hellenistic king had done, such as Theos Epiphanes (God Manifest). His subjects made a pun on his name, calling him Epimanes (madman). In 168 B.C., Antiochus IV ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods. The Temple in Jerusalem was seized and dedicated to Zeus. The Jews revolted and after three years of fighting, Judah Maccabee defeated the Seleukid army. Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, commemorates the rededication of the Temple in 165 B.C. According to the Talmud, there was only enough consecrated olive oil to fuel the eternal flame in the Temple for one day. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days, enough time to prepare and consecrate fresh oil.SH20388. Silver tetradrachm, Houghton-Lorber II 1397a, SNG Spaer 977; Newell SMA 54; BMC Seleucid p. 35, 13-15; HGC 9 619, Nice VF, light tone, weight 16.260 g, maximum diameter 32.6 mm, die axis 0o, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 173/2 - 169/8 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Antiochos IV right, diadem ends with stars (off flan), fillet border; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ/ ANTIOXOY downward on right, ΘEOY / EΠIΦANOYΣ downward on left, Zeus enthroned left, nude to the waist, himation around hips and legs, Nike bearing wreath in right hand, scepter vertical in left hand, only one upright of throne back seen,
(control) in exergue; SOLDPersian Empire, Idumaea (Edomites in Judah), 4th Century B.C.
| The Kingdom of Edom, south of Moab and Judah, flourished between the 13th and 8th century B.C. It was conquered by King David and was destroyed by the Babylonians in the 6th century B.C. After the loss of the kingdom, the Edomites were pushed westward towards southern Judah by nomadic tribes coming from the east, among them the Nabataeans, who established their own kingdom in what used to be Edom. The Edomites assisted Nebuchadnezzar in the sack of Jerusalem in 587 B.C. Recent excavations show that Edomite settlement in the Kingdom of Judah began even before that. Under the Persian Empire, southern Judah was formed into the Idumaea satrapy. Herod the Great was of Nabataean and Edomite descent; his ancestors converted to Judaism. This type is imitative of Athens. After the image of Athena was completely worn, the die was intentionally recut to a blank dome. |  |
Roman Syria-Palestina, Jewish, Lead Bulla Seal, 7 Branched Menorah, c. 5th - 6th Century A.D.
A bulla (plural, bullae) is a lump of clay or lead molded around a cord and stamped with a seal that identifies the sender. With a bulla in place, a container cannot be violated without visible damage to either the bulla or the cord, revealing the tampering. Bullae depicting a menorah are known but very rare and not well documented. Dattari-Savio p. 327, 3 is a 1901 rubbing of a very similar menorah sealing. Michael Still lists two menorah sealings in his thesis on Roman seals, 1696 with a Latin inscription reverse, 1765 with a Hebrew inscription reverse. The recently published catalogue of the Vossen collection by Gert Boersema and Bill Dalzell, has two Menorah seals, numbers 181 and 182, both with blank reverses. There are also a few examples known from auctions. A FORVM member posted a bulla of this exact type from his collection on the Classical Numismatic Discussion on the Forum Ancient Coins website. We received three examples of this type on consignment, all with the same fire damage, suggesting they were found together.JD98655. Lead bulla (tag seal), VF, chip on reverse, light earthen deposits, raised bumps from exposure to an ancient fire that heated and expanded air bubbles within the lead, weight 4.679 g, maximum diameter 15.9 mm, c. 5th - 6th century A.D.; obverse seven branched menorah with tripod base; reverse lulav, uncertain Syriac inscription; very rare; SOLD
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