Super rare Judean quarter-shekel coin repatriated to Israel
The coin, known as the 'Year Four Quarter Shekel' is one of only two such coins from “The Great Jewish Revolt,” that began in 66 C.E.
Newsrael News Desk 13.09.2022
JNS reports that an extremely rare Judean quarter-shekel coin, minted by Jewish rebels fighting the Roman empire some 2,000 years ago, was returned to the State of Israel in an official ceremony in New York on Monday, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The minting of silver coins by the leaders of the Great Revolt was a declaration of independence by the Jews in the land of Israel, and a proclamation against the vast empire that they faced, according to the IAA.
Source - JNS/Twitter - Image - Israel Antiquities Authority via JNS
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