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1/2 Sheqel Year 3
| Issuer | Judea |
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| Year | 68-69 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central type features a three-branched lulav (palm branch) with a citron (etrog) fruit at its lower left, rendered in stylized low relief. The lulav rises vertically and dominates the field, flanked on either side by the circular Hebrew legend. The inscription, written in Paleo-Hebrew script, reads 'Jerusalem the Holy' and encircles the entire design within a dotted border. The composition is characteristic of the civic-religious iconography employed on Jewish revolt coinage, evoking both Temple ritual and the sanctity of Jerusalem. |
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| Mintage | ND (68-69) - שג (year 3) |
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Struck during the third year of the First Jewish Revolt against Rome, this piece belongs to one of the most politically charged coinage programs in ancient history. The revolt's leadership deliberately issued coins in pure silver — a direct challenge to Roman monetary authority and a public assertion of Jewish self-governance. Year 3 issues date to 68–69 AD, when Vespasian's legions were systematically reducing Judean strongholds. Jerusalem itself fell the following year.
The half sheqel denomination corresponded to the traditional Temple tax obligation, grounding the coinage in religious as much as political necessity.