Language:
English
Year of publication:
2006
Titel der Quelle:
Israel Numismatic Research
Angaben zur Quelle:
1 (2006) 111-115
Keywords:
Coins, Ancient
;
Weights and measures, Ancient
;
Seals (Numismatics)
;
Jews History Bar Kokhba Rebellion, 132-135
Abstract:
A rectangular piece of casually cut bronze, struck with a known die pair for undated Bar Kokhba denars, is thought to be the first known test strike from the Bar Kokhba Revolt. An explanation is proposed for the use of bronze rather than lead—the material of most other identified ancient test strikes. The striking on a piece of scrap bronze and not on a bronze flan suggests that during the revolt bronze and silver coins were struck at different mints, or at least during different cycles at the same mint.
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