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Roman Judea Capta : Judaea Capta Bronze Coin of Emperor Titus
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Judaea Capta Bronze Coin of Emperor Titus - C.0699
Origin: Israel
Circa: 70
AD
to 81
AD
Collection: Jewish Coins
Medium: Bronze
$1,200.00
Location: United States
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Many unfortunate disasters occurred in the
Roman Empire during the reign of Titus. An
epidemic of plague swept the empire, fire burned
in Rome for three days, and Mount Vesuvius
erupted on the Bay of Naples, burying Pompeii
and Herculaneum and killing thousands of
people. Much of Titus’ reign is marked with his
acts of kindness in trying to ease the suffering of
his unfortunate people. Titus succeeded his
father as emperor after his death. He had been
Caesar under his father Vespasian during the last
few years of his reign and helped Vespasian to
govern wisely. Titus fell very much in love with
Berenice, the Jewish queen and sister of King
Agrippa II. Together, Agrippa and Berenice ruled
parts of Palestine and Syria as client king and
queen of Rome. Though they cooperated with the
Romans, some of their subjects did not, starting
a bloody rebellion that ultimately led to the
destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple. Most of
the Roman citizens sharply disapproved of the
affair between an heir to the throne and a foreign
queen, much as they had when Julius Caesar and
Marc Antony had tried to make Cleopatra their
queen. Sadly, Titus sent his one true love back to
Jerusalem in order that he might not offend
Roman society. The Colosseum, or Flavian
Amphitheater, was completed during the reign of
Titus. Titus died from a short illness after having
reigned two years and two months. There was a
rumor that his brother Domitian poisoned him,
but there is no real evidence to support the
accusation.
How many hands have touched a coin in your
pocket or purse? What eras and lands have the
coin traversed on its journey into our
possession? As we reach into our pockets to pull
out some change, we rarely hesitate to think of
who might have touched the coin before us, or
where the coin will venture to after it leaves our
hands. More than money, coins are a symbol of
the state that struck them, of a specific time and
location, whether active currencies in the age we
live or artifacts of a long forgotten empire. This
stunning hand-struck coin reveals an expertise
of craftsmanship and intricate sculptural detail
that is often lacking in contemporary machine-
made currencies. This coin commemorates
Rome’s victory against the Jewish rebellion. While
Rome’s occupation of the Holy Land was short-
lived, artifacts like this coin live one: concrete
remnants of ancient empires passed from the
hands of civilization to civilization, from
generation to generation.
- (C.0699)
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