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Origin: Jerusalem
Circa: 67 AD to 68 AD
Collection: Coin Jewelry
Style: Year Two
Medium: Bronze, Gold Obverse: Amphora with broad rim and two handles/Year Two
Reverse: Vine leaf on branch/The Deliverance of Zion
Bronze prutahs were issued during the second and third years of the First Jewish War against Rome (66-70 AD). They feature an amphora with the date and the Hebrew inscription, 'The Deliverance of Zion.' Those from year two have an uncovered amphora, those from year three have a lidded amphora. - (BF.090 )
Antiquities
Ancient Near East
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