Lot 43
Judaea, The Jewish War. Æ 1/4 Shekel (9.56 g), 66-70 CE. Jerusalem, year 4 (69/70 CE). 'Year four, quarter' (Paleo-Hebrew), two lulav branches. Rev. 'To the redemption of Zion' (Paleo-Hebrew), etrog. (TJC 213; Hendin 1368). Lovely dark green patina with flecks of red and sandy highlights. Choice very fine. Estimate $2,500UP
Ex Superior (1-2 December 1990), lot 2219.
The lulav branches and etrog types depicted on the token bronze quarter shekels of the fourth year (April 69-March 70 CE) of the Jewish War refer to Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, which was both a harvest celebration and a commemoration of the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. This typology may appear at this time because the rebels had reached the point of no return and had no hope of surviving the coming Roman onslaught without divine aid.
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