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Judaea, Bar Kochba RevoltBar Kochba bronze, 132-135 AD.
Obverse- Palm tree, 'Simon'.
Reverse- Vine leaf, 'year 2 of the freedom of Israel.'
Hendin-708, 24 mm, 8.4 g.b7005/22/07 at 00:41Daniel F: Wow! Great lettering on the reverse!
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Israel, CaesareaThe ancient Roman port of Caesarea Maritima in Judaea (now Israel). This port was built by Herod the Great in the 1st century BCE. The view is of a portion of the aquaduct that brought water from the Carmel, just south of Haifa.Daniel F05/22/07 at 00:35Daniel F: I took the photo. My son is the hooded kid in the ...
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Mattathias Antigonus prutah, H 483, TJC 40Prutah, 12x14mm, 1.31g.
Obverse: MTT/YH in two lines, in retrograde Hebrew
Reverse: Double cornucopia with an ear of grain between.
Hendin 483
Treasury of Jewish Coins 40.
There are two interesting things about these coins. Firstly, the flans were cast in double-sided moulds, giving a rather odd appearance. Secondly, the Hebrew inscription is retrograde. Meshorer says that signatures were sometimes reversed in the ancient world, and thus the inscription may have this character.Robert_Brenchley05/22/07 at 00:29Daniel F: Another reason for the retrograde is that he didn'...
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Half EagleHalf Eagle (5 dollar) coin, 1907-D
Coronet type (variety 2), minted 1866-1908, 8.36 gr., 21.6 mm, .900 gold, .100 copper, reeded edge, Designer: Christian Gobrecht.
1907-D, E. Fine, 888,000 minted.
Reference: KM 101Daniel F04/27/07 at 13:51Daniel F: Actually, I got it as a gift when I was a kid!
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Herod I - leptonHendin-501 / 1190 (01)
1.11 gramscmcdon092303/14/07 at 09:38Daniel Friedman: I don't think I have ever seen one with the eagle ...
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