New York – An ancient Judean coin has sold for $1.1 million at a New York City auction.
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The Year 1 prototype silver shekel (SHEHK’-uhl) from A.D. 66 was bought Thursday night at Heritage Auctions by a private East Coast collector.
It’s one of only two known Year 1 prototype silver shekels. The other one is in the collection of the Israel Museum.
It’s the first silver coin struck by Jewish forces revolting against Roman rule in the first century. It features an image of a ritual chalice and three pomegranates.
Heritage says it’s the highest price for any Judean coin paid at auction.
It’s one of 2,200 ancient Judean coins from the Shoshana Collection assembled by a private Los Angeles-area collector. He bought it at a 1991 auction for more than $240,000.
Dear Mr. Collector:
If the coin has “66 AD” stamped into it, you just made a bad investment. Just like all those folk who bought coins marked “25 BCE” …
Good to see that the shekel currency is getting stronger
The letters A.D. stand for Anno Domini ( “in the year of our lord”) referring to J.C.and should not be used by Yidden. We use C.E. (Common Era).
does that mean that machtzis hashekel is no $550,000.00? Ha’ashir lo yarbeh and ha’ani lo yamit!