A Short History of Siege Coins

NUMISMATICS: Emergency Money: A Short History of Siege Coins (Mike Markowitz, CoinWeek).

Sieges of the Jewish War/Great Revolt (Jerusalem, Masada, Gamla) head the list.

For more on the Year 5 silver shekel, see here.

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