it replaced the earlier "heraldic" type of didrachms and it was in wide circulation from c
was popular throughout the Roman Empire
comprising biblical Judea and Samaria
and together with his father
which is instead marked by longitudinal lines
Hand Made Silver (ST925) Dreidel it replaced the earlier "heraldic"A 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