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Prutah - Simeon bar Kosevah Year Three
| Issuer | Judea |
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| Year | 134-135 |
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| Value | 1 Prutah = 1/256 Shekel |
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| Obverse lettering | שמעון (Translation: SHIM'ON (Simon)) |
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| Reverse lettering | לחרות ישראל (Translation: L'HERUT YISRAEL (For the freedom of Israel)) |
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Struck in the third and final year of the Bar Kokhba Revolt, this prutah belongs to the last coinage ever produced by an independent Jewish administration in ancient Judea. The revolt against Hadrian collapsed in 135 CE with the fall of Betar, after which Hadrian renamed the province Syria Palaestina and barred Jews from Jerusalem entirely. Year Three issues are considerably scarcer than those of Years One and Two — the mint's output declined sharply as Roman forces tightened their siege, and the window for production was almost certainly measured in months.