Judaea Capta coins (also spelled Judea Capta) were a series of commemorative coins originally issued by the Roman Emperor Vespasian to celebrate the capture of Judaea and the destruction of the Jewish Second Temple by his son Titus in 70 AD during the First Jewish Revolt
Imagine the stories this vessel could tell about its contents during a time when Rome was at its peak
decisively transforming Yehud into a strategic frontier zone
were used to hold perfumes and scented oils
Hand Made Silver (ST925) Dreidel Judaea Capta coins (also spelledA dreidel is a four sided spinning top used during Hanukkah, featuring letters from the Hebrew alphabet: (nun), (gimel), (hei), and (shin). In Yiddish, these letters represent the rules of a gambling game played with the dreidel: Nun means nothing, Gimel means all, Hei means half, and Shin means put in. These letters also refer to the Hebrew phrase "nes gadol haya sham," meaning "a great miracle happened there," related to the miracle of the oil. In