Exhibit 1a- Shekalim (shekels), these are
dated to the year 68 CE, two years before the "churban."
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Exhibit 1b- prutas, from the time of the Maccabees
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Exhibit 1c- The Roman emperor, Vespasian, at the time of the "churban."
(See Gittin 56a)
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Exhibit 1d- The Roman general, Titus
Flavius, "yimach shemo," commander of the Roman troops who
destroyed our Holy Bais Hamikdash
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Exhibit 1e- "machatzis h'shekel, " a half shekel issued 2 years
before the "churban"
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Exhibit 1f- Emperor Vespasian (large image) and his two sons, Titus (the
general, small image on the left) and Domitian, (who built the famous Arch of
Titus commemorating the destruction of Yerushalayim).
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Exhibit 1g- Judea Capta, issued by the Roman Empire to
"celebrate" the downfall of Eretz Yisroel and the destruction of the
Temple. Judea Capta means "Judea has been captured."
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Exhibit 1h- The façade of the Heichel in the Bais HaMikdash, minted by
Bar Kokhbah about 50 years after the "churban."
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Exhibit 1i- Dinarim, dinars
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Exhibit 1j- Hadrian, "yimach shemo," the Roman emperor who
converted the Bais HaMikdash into a temple for "avodah zorah." (See
Southern Wall Gallery, Room 33.)
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