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First Revolt, year two shekel obverses (GBC 659 - TJC 193-194)
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368 specimens listed
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THE 3 BEST SPECIMENS
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Yr.4
Yr.5
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1. H659 obverse dies
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Die
O1: 8 pearls. Dot under Aleph:
Connected to R2
Connected to R1
Connected to R14
Connected to R15
Connected to R23
Connected to R24
Connected to R25
Connected to R26
Connected to R49
Connected to R46
Connected to R47
Connected to R48
Connected to R84
Connected to R83
Connected to R162
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Die
O2:
8 pearls.
Beth bending forward & big dot:
Metal defect at the left of the cup:
Connected to R6
Connected to R8
Connected to R16
Connected to R28
Connected to R29
Connected to R27
Connected to R30
Connected to R50
Connected to R51
Connected to R52
Connected to R85
Connected to R89
Connected to the dies:
R86
R87
R88
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Die O3: 7 pearls (tiny and spaced out)
1) Dot inside the
"head" of Beth:
2) Metal relief between Shin & Qoph:
3)
Beth bends backward 4) Metal defect from cup to Aleph:
5) Metal defect above Shin:
Connected to R4
Connected to R9
Connected to R17
Connected to R31
Connected to R56
Connected to R54
Connected to R55
Connected to R57
Connected to R95
Connected to the dies:
R90
R91
R92
R93
R94
R157
R160
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Die
O4:
10 pearls. Metal defect under
the 4th & 5th pearls:
Metal defect
at the bottom of Resh:
Connected to R10
Connected to R18
Connected to R32
Connected to R21
Connected to R59
Connected to R60
Connected to R61
Connected to R62
Connected to R63
Connected to R64
Connected to:
R96
R97
R98
R99
R100
R101
R102
R103
R104
R105
R163
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Die
O5:
8 pearls.
Extreme similarities with O3: Beth also bends backward, and same kind of metal
defect (!):
Small appendage on
the right side of the cup:
(quasi invisible on the following pictures but well present)
Note: How to see the difference between O3 & O5 in spite of their similarities? 1. There are 8 pearls on O5, only 7 on O3.
2. There is a dot above the
middle section of the 2nd Shin on O5:
not on O3:
Connected to R33
Connected to R34
Connected to R35
Connected to R65
Connected to R36
Connected to R66
Connected to R67
Connected to R108
Connected to R110
Connected to the dies:
R106
R107
R109
R111
R112
R113
R114
R115
R116
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Die
O6:
8 pearls. There is a small
dot at the bottom of the Aleph:
Date: Shin is not straight.
Connected to R5
Connected to R11
Connected to R12
Connected to R37
Connected to R68
Connected to R119
Connected to the dies:
R117
R118
R120
R121
R122
R123
R124
R125
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Die
O7:
1. Yodh
has been rectified:
2.
Center is crossed by a long groove:
Connected to R3
Connected to R39
The 3rd and 4th pictures are showing the same specimen (cleaned and uncleaned)
Connected to R38
Connected to R69
Connected to R126
Connected to the dies:
R1
R127
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Die
O8:
9 pearls.
Beth slightly bending forward. Long die break joining the 1st Shin
to the cup's bowl basis:
Connected to R7
Connected to R41
Connected to R40
Connected to R70
Connected to R71
Connected to R129
Connected to the dies:
R128
R130
R131
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Die
O9:
Very short
Beth bending forward. Die break crossing all the Shin of the
date:
Connected to R43
Connected to R19
Connected to R22
Connected to R42
Connected to R72
Connected to R132
Connected to R133
Connected to R161
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Die O10
Connected to R20
Connected to R73
Connected to R74
Connected to R75
Connected to R76
Connected to R1
Connected to R77
Connected to the dies:
R134
R135
R136
R158
R159
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Die
O11:
9 pearls. Position of Yodh above Beth is unique:
Engraving
error on Yodh:
Connected to R13
Connected to R78
Connected to the dies:
R137
R138
R139
R140
R141
R142
R143
R144
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Die O12: Short Beth & very big cup
Connected to R1
Connected to the dies:
R145
R146
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Die
O13:
8 pearls. The back of the
Alef is on the same line as the "foot" of the Beth:
Connected to R44
Connected to R79
Connected to:
R147
R148
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Die O14
Connected to:
R149
R150
R151
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Die
O15:
8 pearls. Metal defect like inversed "W"
under
Shin:
At 9:00 Aleph is very short:
Connected to R45
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Die O16: The letter Resh is on the (quasi) same line as the "foot" of the Beth.
Connected to R21
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Die O17: 8 pearls. The top of the "head" of the Resh is horizontal. Die break behind Lamed at 1:00
Connected to R80
Connected to R152
Connected to R156
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Die O18: 8 pearls. Small letters. The Shin is very far above the Beth
Connected to:
R153
R154
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Die O19: 8 or 9 pearls. Rare position of the Resh which is quasi vertical above the "head" of the Beth
Connected to R155
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Die O20: Crude style variety.
Connected to R81
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Die O-: This series of coins are fakes
Connected to R-
