For the rid of Zion

Four coins of the year, which read a forty and Hebrew Schulih “for Zion’s rid”. Courtesy of Emal Aladdin, Israeli Authority Authority.

Excavations near the southwestern corner of the ancient temple mountain have revealed a rare coin reminiscent of the fourth year of the first Jewish uprising against Rome. Unlike earlier coins, the four coins are proof of the growing frustration of Jewish rebels, who will soon be trapped inside the city of Jerusalem.

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Exposed to excavation at the Davidson Center, the coin was put in Jerusalem less than a year before the destruction of the city. Due to the partial catastrophe, the coins of the year four are very few in the coins of the rebellion. On this issue, the painting and logistics were also different from those who were before them. While the coins were previously linked to the words “Zion’s independence”, but these coins have words “for Zion’s rid”.

According to the excavator director Ywal Baruch, it “identifies a deep change of identity and mentality, and perhaps six months before the fall of Jerusalem, he also reflects the disappointing situation of the rebel forces.

Archaeological excavation where the coin was discovered. Courtesy of Elihu Yanai, David City.

The brass coin is written on one side of a goblut. On the other side is one Lolov – Both Lolov And ATrogs are a symbol of Skotkot festivals. Like the same side of the coin Lolov And Atogas is a “year of four years”. It allows the digging of the digit to make the exact date of the coin mint between March 69 and March 70. In addition to different refusal, four coins are also significantly bigger and heavy than their first counterparts. The coins were linked to Jerusalem, possibly at the power of the Simon Bar Jora, which is one of the Jewish rebels, which is soon ready to control the city.

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