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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.2.64
Title
Half Shekel of the Jewish Revolt ( Year 2)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
67 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Jerusalem (Palestine)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Jewish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/322132

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.55g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
half-shekel
Date on Object
Year 2
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Half shekel
  • Reverse Inscription: Jerusalem the Holy

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Bought from Baidum

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
AJC II, p.260, 10

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund and purchase through the generosity of the Estate of Leo Mildenberg
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.2.64
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv. : chalice with a rim of seven pellets; above date (Year 2), around Hebrew inscription.
Rev.: Stem with three pomegranates, around Hebrew inscription; border of dots.

Verification Level

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