it is on one of Herod the Great’s small bronze coins that a living thing is depicted for the first time since the Persian period
“Coins from the period of the Bar Kokhba Revolt
which is evidence that they were still in use at that time
comprising biblical Judea and Samaria
which is instead marked by longitudinal lines
Hand Made Silver (ST925) Dreidel it is on one ofA 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