by Claire Pfann | Apr 27, 2008 | Uncategorized
Second Revolt (132–135 CE) Sabbatical Year: 132/133 Exclusively during year one of the second revolt is leGeulat Yis(rael) “For the redemption of Is(rael)” inscribed upon both silver and bronze coins. During year two, the coins proceed to make exclusive use of the... by Claire Pfann | Apr 23, 2008 | Uncategorized
First Revolt (66–70 CE) Sabbatical Year: 69/70 During the revolts, when messianic expectation was a key rallying point, the coins used the more unusual term (Geulah instead of Shmitta) for the sabbatical year of Leviticus 25 which specifically deals with the... by Claire Pfann | Apr 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
Herod Agrippa I (37–44 CE) Sabbatical Year: 41/42 CE Herod Agrippa I minted coins during several years during the years of his reign at the Paneas mint (year 2), the Tiberias mint (year 5) and at Caesarea (year 7 and year eight) all of which were minted with... by Claire Pfann | Apr 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
Herod the Great (40–4 BCE). Sabbatical Years: 37/36, 30/29, 23/22, 16/15, 9/8 L G, Year three = Sab Year 37/36. Herod the Great was appointed King over Judea by Augustus in 40 BCE. However, it was not until 37/6 BCE that he managed to take Jerusalem by siege and to... by Claire Pfann | Apr 14, 2008 | Uncategorized
Alexander Jannaeus (103–76 BCE); Sabbatical years of his reign: 100/101, 93/92, 86/85, 79/78 Unlike his predecessors who asserted themselves on coins to be “High Priest” and ethnarchs, Alexander Jannaeus proclaimed himself to be both High Priest and King....
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