Coin from Hadrian’s Trip to Judaea

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MrMacSon
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Coin from Hadrian’s Trip to Judaea

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[Hadrian's] ADVENTVI AVG IVDAEA bronze sestertius shows the Emperor receiving a Jewish woman and two children who carry palm branches; in the background, a bull appears next to a sacrificial altar. The altar [is said to be] a reference to the god Jupiter Capitolinus, to whom Hadrian had dedicated his new pagan temple.

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Re: Coin from Hadrian’s Trip to Judaea

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The same coins were produced throughout the Empire

The female is a Vestal Virgin standing beside an altar with a burning flame, the sacred fire of Vesta.

Judea
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Italia
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Gallia
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Arabia
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Africa
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https://vivliothikiagiasmatos.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/joseph-yahuda-hebrew-is-greek.pdf
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