First Jewish Revolt coinage

A coin issued by the Jewish rebels in 68–69 CE, note Paleo-Hebrew alphabet. Obverse: 𐤔𐤒𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 "Shekel, Israel. Year 3". Reverse: 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔𐤄 "Jerusalem the Holy".
In 1538 Guillaume Postel published the Samaritan alphabet, together with the first Western representation of a Hasmonean coin.[1] This predates publication of all known Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions.
Half Shekel coin issued by the Jewish rebels in 67–68 CE, note Paleo-Hebrew alphabet. Obverse: "Half Shekel Year 2". Reverse: "Jerusalem the Holy".
Bronze prutah eighth of a shekel of year 4 (69–70 CE) issued during the First Jewish Revolt.

First Jewish Revolt coinage was issued by the Jews after the Zealots captured Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple from the Romans in 66 CE at the beginning of the First Jewish Revolt. The Jewish leaders of the revolt minted their own coins to emphasize their newly obtained independence from Rome.

  1. ^ Frederic Madden, History of Jewish Coinage and of Money in the Old and New Testament, page ii