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14C088 "Jerusalem," façade of the Temple with Ark of the Covenant within / "Year 2 of the Freedom of Israel," lulav with etrog. Mildenberg 16 (O4/R10). Extremely Rare
(1 listed by Mildenberg). The earliest tetradrachm issues of the
Jewish War feature the inscription "Jerusalem" on the
obverse. This legend clearly identified the building depicted on
the coins as the Temple in Jerusalem, and at the same time served
as a rallying cry, for the holy city was still in Roman hands and
its recovery and reconstruction of the Temple were the principal
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