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Shekel from the First Jewish–Roman War with the legend לגאלת ציון, "To the redemption of Zion", [13] in Paleo-Hebrew script, at the Rockefeller Archeological Museum During the Second Temple period , it was customary among Jews to annually offer the half-Shekel into the Temple treasury, for the upkeep and maintenance of the Temple ...
They were replaced by First Jewish Revolt coinage in 66 AD. The Tyrian shekels were considered tetradrachms by the Greeks, as they weighed four Athenian drachmas , about 14 grams [ citation needed ] , more than earlier 11-gram shekels but regarded as equivalent for religious duties at that time.
Obverse: "Half Shekel Year 2". Reverse: "Jerusalem the Holy". Bronze prutah eighth of a shekel of year 4 (69–70 CE) issued during the First Jewish Revolt. First Jewish Revolt coinage was issued by the Jews after the Zealots captured Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple from the Romans in 66 CE at the beginning of the First Jewish Revolt.
In Hebrew, a silver Dinar was called a "Zuz" to avoid confusion with the gold Dinar. "Shekel" (pl. shkalim) - a Jewish silver coin (Shekel, (Hebrew שקל) - 14 g; Moses instituted it as the standard coinage. From 8.39 to 15.86 grams (0.27-0.51 troy ounces) of pure silver (Chazon Ish).
Bar Kokhba silver Shekel/tetradrachm. Obverse: the Jewish Temple facade with the rising star, surrounded by "Shimon". Reverse: A lulav, the text reads: "to the freedom of Jerusalem". Bar Kokhba silver Zuz/Denarius, Undated, but attributed to year 3 (134-135 CE). Obverse: the Grape bunch on vine, surrounded by the name “Shim‘on” in paleo ...
In later centuries, the half-shekel was adopted as the amount of the Temple tax, although in Nehemiah 10:32–34 the tax is given as a third of a shekel. [2] This is what each one who is registered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as an offering to the Lord.
A post shared on social media purportedly shows a video of Syrian media report on a 500-year-old scroll in Bashar al-Assad’s house. Verdict: False The video shows an ancient Jewish scroll ...
The coins' designation as shekels and fractions, such as "half-shekel" or "quarter-shekel", [173] invoked ancient Jewish sovereignty by reviving the biblical-era weight system. [169] The use of Hebrew inscriptions on the coins was a deliberate choice, with the language serving as a symbol of Jewish nationalism and the assertion of statehood.