Founded by JP Fontanille
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FJR 15: First Jewish Revolt, year four (69 CE), eighth shekel in bronze
- 329 specimens listed -
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THE 3 FINEST SPECIMENS
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Obverse dies
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Die
O1:
8 pearls.
Dot between 2nd Lamedh & Tau:
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Die
O2:
9 pearls.
Big and short chalice. Alef connected to the chalice:
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Die O3: 8 pearls. Variety: Retrograde inscription (type 1). Very big and short chalice.
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Die
O4:
8
pearls.
Appendage behind Aleph:
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Die O5: 9 pearls. The top of the last letter is very short.
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Die O6: Aleph connected to the chalice
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Die O7
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Die
O8:
9 pearls.
Small appendage at the right of the foot
of the chalice:
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Die O9
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Die O10: 9 pearls
- Amazingly, this die shows the highest ratio of well struck and well centered coins -
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Die 11
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Die O12: 9 pearls.
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Die O13
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Die O14: Small dot at 3:15, between Gimel and Aleph
The 3rd specimen is tooled or recut at 12:00
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Die O15: The chalice is triangular and tiny. Tau is above the extreme left area of the chalice
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..Die
O16:
9 pearls.
Tau & Tsadik
linked to each other:
Gimel & Aleph very spaced out:
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Die O17
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Die O18: 9 or 10 pearls. Tiny chalice
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Die O19: At 11:00, exceptional orientation of Tsade, facing right
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Die
O20:
10 irregular
pearls. There is a big dot above the chalice:
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Die
O21:
11 pearls.
A dot is partially missing above
Tsadik:
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Die O22
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Die O23
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Die O24
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Die O25
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Die O26
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Die O27
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Die O28
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Die O29
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Die O30: Variety: The last letter is missing
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Die O31
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Die O32
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Die O33
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Die O34
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Die O35
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Die O36: Small letters, far above the cup
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Die O37
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Die O38: 8 pearls
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Die O39: Variety: Retrograde inscription (type 2). Also retrograde on the reverse.
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Die O40: 8 (or 9) pearls. Oval frame and big letters at right (type 1)
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Die O41: Apparently 8 pearls. Oval frame and big letters (type 2)
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Die O42: At 9:00, the orientation of Yud is different than usual
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Die
O43:
Variety:
Retrograde Vav at 8:00:
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Die O44: Variety: Retrograde Yud at 9:00
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Dies O44 to O87
Group 1:
When 2nd Lamed bends leftward;
Tsade
is inclined (!):
At 9:00, the lower horizontal bar of Yud is connected to the rim of the cup
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.Dies O88 to O157
Group 2: The 2nd Lamed is bending rightward;
Tsade
is horizontal (like a "M")!
At 9:00, the lower horizontal bar of Yud is connected to the rim of the cup
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- CUT SPECIMEN -
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THE FOLLOWING SPECIMENS ARE NOT YET CLASSIFIED:
