Judaism


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The Bible (Old Testament)

THE BIBLE (OLD TESTAMENT)

The Jewish Museum New York

THE JEWISH MUSEUM NEW YORK

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Bronze coin of Alexander Jannaeus,                     
Hasmonean king of Judah (103-76 BCE),                  
with symbols and Hebrew inscription.
#08051137

Bronze coin of Alexander Jannaeus, Hasmonean king of Judah...

Bronze coin of the Hasmonean                           
ruler John Hyrcanus II (67-40 BCE).                    
The Hebrew incription mentions the                     
ruler with the epithet High Priest.                    
Reifenberg Collection
#08051138

Bronze coin of the Hasmonean ruler John Hyrcanus II (...

Two bronze coins. Left: coin of Antigonus (40-37 BCE), 
last Hasmonaean king of Judah, shows a menorah.        
Right, inscription in the wreath: Period of John       
Hyrcanus II (High Priest, 67-40 BCE).                  
Size: 1.5 cm diameter. Reifenberg Collection
#08051139

Two bronze coins. Left: coin of Antigonus (40-37 BCE), last Hasmonaean king of...

Silver shekel with lotus flowers and a Hebrew          
inscription. From the period of the first              
Jewish revolt against the Romans (66-67 CE).
#08051151

Silver shekel with lotus flowers and a Hebrew inscription. From the pe...

Silver shekel with a chalice and Hebrew                
inscription, from the 4th year of the first            
Jewish revolt against the Romans (68 CE).
#08051152

Silver shekel with a chalice and Hebrew inscription, from the 4t...

Recto with a chalice and verso with                    
lotus flowers of a silver half Shekel,                 
Hebrew inscriptions on both sides,                     
from the time of the first Jewish                      
revolt against the Romans (64-70 CE)
#08051153

Recto with a chalice and verso with lotus flowers of a silve...

Chalice and Hebrew inscription on a                    
bronze coin from the time of the first                 
Jewish revolt against the Romans (68 CE).              
Diameter 1.6 cm, weight 2.0145 g
#08051154

Chalice and Hebrew inscription on a bronze coin from the tim...

A symbolic plant and a palm tree on the recto-verso    
of a bronze coin with Hebrew inscription, issued by    
Simon Bar Kochba, leader of the Second Jewish Revolt   
against the Romans, under the Roman Emperor Hadrian    
(132-135 CE).
#08051156

A symbolic plant and a palm tree on the recto-verso of a bronze coin with He...

A grape and a palm tree on the recto and verso of      
a bronze coin with Hebrew inscription, issued by       
Simon Bar Kochba, leader of the Second Jewish Revolt   
against the Romans, under the Roman Emperor Hadrian    
(132-135 CE).
#08051157

A grape and a palm tree on the recto and verso of a bronze coin with Hebre...

A Grape and a jug on the recto and verso of a          
silver coin with Hebrew inscription issued by          
Simon Bar Kochba, leader of the Secon Jewish           
revolt against the Romans, under the Roman             
Emperor Hadrian (132-135 CE).
#08051158

A Grape and a jug on the recto and verso of a silver coin with Hebrew...

A jug with a symbolic plant and a temple on the recto  
and verso of a silver coin (tetradrachm) with Hebrew   
inscription, issued by Simon Bar Kochba, leader of the 
Second Jewish Revolt against the Romans, under the     
Roman Emperor Hadrian (132-135 CE).
#08051159

A jug with a symbolic plant and a temple on the recto and verso of a silver co...

A lyre and Hebrew inscription on a bronze coin         
issued by Simon Bar Kochba, leader of the Second       
Jewish Revolt against the Romans, under the Roman      
Emperor Hadrian (132-135 CE).                          
Reifenberg Collection
#08051160

A lyre and Hebrew inscription on a bronze coin issued by Simon Bar Koch...