A bronze prutah, the second year of the Jewish War against Rome. Barbaric striking. Obv.: An amphora and distorted Paleo-Hebrew insc. [שנת] שתים (year two). Rev.: A vine leaf with small branch and tendril, surrounded by distort insc. 67/8 C.E. 2.1 grams, 16 mm, axis 6. For similar examples see: TJC 198

A silver shekel, the second year of the Jewish War against Rome. Obv.: A cup surrounded by a paleo-Hebrew inscription שקל ישראל (shekel of Israel). Above the cup, the letters שב ,abbreviation of שנה ב (year two). Rev.: A stem with three pomegranates surrounded by insc. ירושלים הקדושה (Jerusalem tehe holy). The coin was in a serious fire. Recently coins have been sold in the market purporting to have been burnt in the conflagration that destroyed the Second Temple. We make no such claims. 67/8 C.E. 12.7 grams, 22 mm, axis 12. TJC 193

A bronze coin, the 4th year of the Jewish War against Rome. Obv.: A cup surrounded by paleo-Hebrew insc. לגאלת ציון (for the redemption of Zion). Rev.: Bundle of lulav between two ethrogs; insc. שנת ארבע (year four). 69/70 C.E. 5.4 grams, 20 mm, axis 12. TJC 214a