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First Revolt, year two prutah (GBC 661v - TJC 196-199), varieties only
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77 specimens listed
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THE 3 BEST SPECIMENS
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1. H661v obverse dies
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1a. Irregular obverse dies with errors in the inscription
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Die O1: Entirely retrograde 1
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Die O2: Entirely retrograde 2 (cut by the same hands as the previous die)
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Die O3: Entirely retrograde 3 (not cut by the same hand as O1 & O2)
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Die O4: Apparently entirely retrograde (but not sure) and very crude
Die O5: The 2nd word of the inscription is retrograde and at right
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Die O6: Crude issue with additional letter under the amphora
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Die O7: The first word at left (shin-nun-tav, ''year'') is retrograde. Die cut by the same hands as O4
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Die O8: Very crude issue with retrograde and upside-down yud at 9:00
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Die O9: Crude issue with retrograde yud at 2:00
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Die O10: Crude issue with errors in letters tav and yud at right, from 1:30 to 2:00.
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Die O11: Error on 1st word and additional letter on 2nd word
1st word: Letters shin and nun inverted. 2nd word: 1st letter (shin) under the foot of the amphora, yud retrograde and additional letter at 1:30 (between yud and mem)
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Die O12: Same variety as before, cut by the same hands
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Die O13: Same variety as before, cut by the same hands again
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1b. Irregular obverse dies with no errors in the inscription
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Die O14: Crude issue with last letter of 1st word (tav) connected to the foot of the amphora
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Die O15: Crude issue with rounded shin
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Die O16: Crude issue with large tav at right
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..Die O17: Crude issue
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Die O18: Crude issue with very large shin connected to the border of dots at 4:00-6:00
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Die O19: Crude issue
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Die O20: Crude issue
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Die O21: Crude issue
Die O22: Crude issue
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Die O23: Crude issue
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Die O24: Crude issue with Shin inverted at 10:00 (Type A)
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Die O25: Crude issue with Shin inverted at 10:00 (Type B)
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Die O26: Crude issue
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Other crude issues, but less remarquable than the previous ones:
(a single specimen is known for each die)
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Minima of Caesarea imitating this coin type:
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OVERSTRIKE
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Overstruck on Hendin 1244 (Agrippa I, 41 CE)
(the 3rd coin is Die O5)
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Overstruck on Hendin 1348 (Antonius Felix, 54 CE)
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Overstruck on Hendin 1351 (Porcius Festus, 58 CE)
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Overstruck on a Seleucid coin
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For information, a single prutah of year 3 overstruck on another coin (Hendin 1363) is known to date:
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Overstruck on Hendin 1244 (Agrippa I, 41 CE)
