Gemini III, January 9th, 2007 Lot # 248 
Price Realized: US$45000 

JUDAEA. Jewish War. (66-70 CE). Silver shekel (13.96 gm). Judaea, 
Year 5 (4 March–August 70 CE). Hebrew inscription Shekel of Israel, 
omer cup with pearled rim, date above / Hebrew inscription Jerusalem 
the holy, stem with three pomegranates. 
BMC Palestine 20 (same dies): Hendin 671a. 
One of the great rarities of Judean coinage. 
Extremely fine. 

Ex NFA XXVI, 14 August 1991, lot 148. 

Shekels were minted in all five years of the revolt with year 1 being scarce, years 2 and 3 the most common, year 
4 very rare and year 5 the rarest. Only about 25 of year 5 
shekels are recorded, as well as one half shekel. HJB. 

Lot 248 sold for $45,000 [ $51,750, 40,002.75 EUR, 
26,392.50 GBP.] 
Re-used by permission of Harlan J Berk and Freeman & Sear