An ornamental inscription found on the side of the stone bridge leading to David’s Citadel. The inscription bears the name of Suleiman the Magnificent and reads- “Glory to our master Suleiman el-Malik el-Muzaffar Abu en-Nasir Suleiman Shah Ibn Uthman.” The inscription is decorated in the style similar to that of the Mamluk inscriptions of this […]
David’s Citadel. Photo by Ardon Bar Hama. Herod the Great built three towers in order to defend the city of Jerusalem and his own palace on Mt. Zion. The tallest was named for his brother Phasael and the other two were named for his wife Mariammne (whom he later murdered) and his friend Hippicus. Only […]
SilverDirham 8th century silver dirham minted by the first Umayyad caliph of Spain. The inscriptions read, in part, “There is no god but Allah” and state that the piece—roughly equivalent to a U.S. quarter in size and value—was struck in al-Andalus, as the Arabs called their Spanish domain. Stewart, Desmond, Early Islam. New York- Time, […]
REDIRECT Yehud Coin 2, 4th century BCE
A Coin with the Symbol of Israel Date- 4th cent. BCE Current Location- Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel Language and Script- Aramaic, alphabetic Yehud Coin – Front Yehud Coin – Back General Information- • This minute silver coin, minted in Jerusalem in about 350 BC, is one of the earliest known Jewish coins, one of the […]
New coins were introduced in Jerusalem immediately after the Arab conquest of the city. This copper coin is probably the first to be minted in Jerusalem under Muslim rule (it is only presumed that it was minted in Jerusalem, as the place is not engraved on the coin itself). Apparently this coin was minted prior […]
REDIRECT Jerusalem Coin – Muhammad, Messenger of God, 632
Vespasian, 69-79 CE. Gold Aureus (7.32g), Lugdunum, struck c. 70 CE. C. 567. H-768. RIC-294. Laureate head right of Vespasian. Reverse- Vespasian, holding palm branch and eagle-tipped scepter, standing in triumphal quadriga right with horses pacing; behind him, in car, stands Victory crowning emperor; in front, captive with bound hands escorted by a Roman soldier […]
Neronian Tetradachm “Sela Neronit” Coin depicting Nero George Blumenthal Collection See also- Coin of Nero, 63 CE Gold Coin of Nero, 51-54 CE The Great Revolt Josephus, War III, 1-7- The Appointment of Vespasian as General
