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Numismatics
Coin of the Bar Kochba Rebellion Against Rome
Roman artist
Roman artist
Italy
Primary
1 1/4 x 1 3/16 x 1/16 in. (3.1 x 3 x 0.1 cm)
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overall
overall
Bronze
Bronze
Roman; made in Judaea
133-134
133
134
1000 BCE - 500 CE, coins, money, Roman
Numismatics
During the Roman occupation of Judaea, Jews restamped foreign coins with Hebrew inscriptions and Jewish symbols, such as the palm tree signifying the holy menorah of the Temple. These coins provided financial and moral support to their rebellion against Rome in 133 CE.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
Led by Shimon Bar Kochba, Judaea rebelled against Roman rule for the second time in 132 C.E. The revolt was brutally crushed by Julius Severus in 135. This coin, crudely restruck over a Roman one (bronze was at a premium), features a palm tree on one side and grape leaves on the other.
[Gallery label text, 1995]
obverse, Several letters illegiblereverse
1995.26
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
95.26SL1
slide
obverse
2 x 2
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glossy
obverse
8 x 10
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glossy
reverse
8 x 10
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negative
obverse
2 x 3
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negative
reverse
2 x 3
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95.26DI1
digital image
Reverse
Imaging Complete
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95.26DI2
digital image
obverse
Imaging Complete
00/00/00
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95.26DI#4
digital image
Reverse
12/18/2007
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95.26DI#3
digital image
obverse
12/18/2007
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