1/4 Sheqel Year 4

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.