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http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destination...xhibition_N.htm

 

 

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Guy - sorry, I double posted on this. Should've checked out the new postings first.

 

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Jason: I appreciate your shared interest and input on this topic.

 

One of my goals for 2010 will be to increase my knowledge about Ancient coins (without spending any money on coin purchases :thumbsup: ).

 

 

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Guy - sorry, I double posted on this. Should've checked out the new postings first.

 

J

 

Jason: I appreciate your shared interest and input on this topic.

 

One of my goals for 2010 will be to increase my knowledge about Ancient coins (without spending any money on coin purchases :thumbsup: ).

 

 

guy also known as gaius

The burned coin shown in the linked article seems to be the reverse of a bronze Chatzi (= half a Shekel, i.e. two drachmas) from the year 4 of the rebellion (69-70 AD), depicting a seven-branched palm (an allegory of the menorah) flanked by two baskets.

 

It seems Israel has recently had significant problems with looters and metal detectorists.

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The burned coin shown in the linked article seems to be the reverse of a bronze Chatzi (= half a Shekel, i.e. two drachmas) from the year 4 of the rebellion (69-70 AD), depicting a seven-branched palm (an allegory of the menorah) flanked by two baskets.

 

Sylla: Good pick up. :thumbsup: I couldn't make out the details.

 

I did find some similar coins from the later Bar Kokhba revolt (AD 132-136):

 

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsourc...condRevolt.html

 

An interesting quote from the article:

 

"The 24-26mm. bronzes of Bar Kochba picture a grape vine leaf and 7-branched palm tree. The seven branches of the palm tree could well allude to the holy 7-branched Temple Menorah, that was considered too holy to depict on coins (with the isolated exception of the small bronze Menorah coin issued in the last desperate days of the reign of Antigonus Mattathias)."

 

Another example from the Bar Kokhba revolt:

 

http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?searc...p;view_mode=1#4

 

 

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Sylla: Good pick up. :thumbsup: I couldn't make out the details.

I did find some similar coins from the later Bar Kokhba revolt (AD 132-136):

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsourc...condRevolt.html

An interesting quote from the article:

"The 24-26mm. bronzes of Bar Kochba picture a grape vine leaf and 7-branched palm tree. The seven branches of the palm tree could well allude to the holy 7-branched Temple Menorah, that was considered too holy to depict on coins (with the isolated exception of the small bronze Menorah coin issued in the last desperate days of the reign of Antigonus Mattathias)."

Another example from the Bar Kokhba revolt:

http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?searc...p;view_mode=1#4

guy also known as gaius

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