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1/4 Sheqel Year 4
| Issuer | Judea |
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| Year | 69-70 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Two upright lulav (palm) branches depicted in the center of the field, their fronds spreading symmetrically. A Hebrew inscription encircles the central motif, reading 'שנת ארבע רביע' ('Year Four, Quarter'), distributed around the periphery of the flan. The die-cut is bold and characteristic of the emergency hammered coinage produced during the Jewish revolt against Rome. |
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| Obverse script | Hebrew |
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Year 4 of the Jewish revolt against Rome — the final year, as it turned out. By the time these coins were struck in 70 CE, Titus had already breached Jerusalem's outer walls. The fractional bronze denominations of this year are notably scarcer than the prutot, almost certainly because production was collapsing alongside the city itself. Meshorer identified relatively few die pairings for this type, consistent with a mint operating under siege conditions rather than at any normal capacity.