בידספיריט | SILVER SHEKEL YEAR TWO, 67

SILVER SHEKEL YEAR TWO, 67 CE. - Irregular issue (only 2 recorded). 12.38 gr. Obverse: Chalice. Paleo-Hebrew inscription: ”Shekel of Israel”. Reverse: High priest staff. Paleo-Hebrew inscription: ”Jerusalem the Holy”. About Very Fine. Deutsch 213 (This Coin); Meshorer 194 (This Coin). Ex Yoav Sasson Coin Collection, Jerusalem (Since 1948). The second specimen from the Spaer collection (Meshorer 194a) is uncleaned, as found, with a bronze fragment still attached to it by the corrosion. The Spaer specimen has been auctioned by Archaeological Center in 2004, Lot 169 (Hammer Price $5,500).