In 134 AD, following the foundation of Ailia Capitolina on the ruins of the jewish city of Jerusalem, a Jewish revolt under the leadership of Shim'on Bar Cozeva broke in the Judian Hills and their suroundings. In the Begining the revolt was succesfull and the Roman reign shrunked to the coastal plain and the north of the country. To commemorate their succses, the jews minted on roman silver Dinars multiple veraties of coins, some of which depicted the tools of the temple, althruogh it was destroyed for over 70 years.
On some of the coins of the first year appear the inscription SM'WN NSYA ISREL meaning: " Shim'on president of Israel"
Here are some of the coins minted in the first year of the war.
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On the coins of the second year of the war, the holy tools of the shrine are represented, what considered blasphemy just a couple of generations before, in the time of the temple, was now used by Bar Cozeva as a tool to raise the moral of the people, which was low because of the futile attempts to capture Jerusalem and by the fall of
territories held by the rebels.
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From the thierd and fourth years of the war we have up to date a great and diverse variety of silver coins, too many to describe here.
I will give some examples of the copper coins of this period minted in a crude and primitive fashian.
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Now I shall bring exsamples of the Zuz (a value) coins minted during the last years of the revolt.
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Now I will bring the last two examples of those coins. In the time those coins were minted the rebellion was at his last days. After the fall of the rebellion's capitol, the fort of Beitar, the remaining warriors hid in caves that were dug at the soft limestone of Judiah.
One by one each stronghold of resistance was crushed by the mighty roman legions, and the last Jewish mintage struck its last coins.
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