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© British Museum
Prutah - Simeon bar Kosevah Year Three
| Bronze | 7.199 g | - |
| Issuer | Judea |
|---|---|
| Period | Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-135) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 134-135 |
| Value | 1 Prutah = 1⁄256 Shekel |
| Currency | Bar Kokhba Revolt ‒ Shekel (132-135) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 7.199 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | 4 August 0135 |
| Updated | 2024-10-10 |
| Numista | N#42668 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 88% |
Reverse
Bunch of grapes
Script: Hebrew
Lettering: לחרות ירושלם
Translation:
LEHEROT YERUSHALAYIM
(For the freedom of Jerusalem)
Comment
SHIM'ON is the personal name of Shim'on Ben Kosba , better known later as "Bar Kokhba" , the name Shim'on source is biblical , in European translations it is written as Simon or Simeon.(1) PRUTAH 134 SECOND REVOLT AGAINST THE ROMANS - SHIM'ON BEN KOSBA | BAR KOSIBA | BAR KOKHVA | BAR KOKHBA | BAR KOCHVA | BAR KOKHBA | BAR KOZIVA Mildenberg 333 , 158 (these dies). Meshorer , AJC II , 81a. Hendin 739. INSCRIPTION: שמעון , - SHIM'ON , LEHERUTH YERUSHALEM - SHIMON (SIMEON) , TO THE FREEDOM OF JERUSALEM , KEBEBASAN YERUSALEM , PALM TREE (PALEO HEBREW)
Interesting fact
The Prutah coin , which was issued during the reign of Simeon bar Kosevah in Judea (134-135 AD), features an image of a vine leaf on one side and an inscription in Hebrew on the other. The inscription reads "Shimon bar Kosevah, year three," indicating the coin's year of minting. This coin is significant because it represents a time of Jewish independence and self-governance during the Second Jewish Temple period.
