Israel City of Tiberias (5725) 1965 

• 1965 
• Commemorative tokens 
• Israel Mint 
• Israel 

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Tokens / Medals

Israel City of Tiberias (5725) 1965

1965

Bronze, Tombak

Coin of Tiberias 3861 ( Hebrew above) and in 101 CE (English below) Tiberi Claudi, year 81 (Greek center)

Tiberias (in Hebrew & English)

45

Mass: 40g Mintage: 8,076 Edge: State of Israel (Hebrew & English), menorah, and serial number - In the center, a replica of a coin minted in 101 CE during the reign of Trajan II. It depicts Hygieia goddess of health, who holds a bowl and serpent and is seated upon a rock whence the hot springs gush. - Tiberias was founded in 19 CE on the ruins of a biblical city from the days of the tribe of Naftali. It was an important spiritual center in the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods, and the last seat of the Sanhedrin. The Mishna and the Jerusalem Talmud were completed in Tiberias and it became a focal point for the Hebrew language. After the Arab conquest in 636 CE it became the capital of the Galilee. In 1099 the Crusaders conquered it but after 87 years it fell again into Moslem hands and was destroyed. In 1 560 Suleiman the Great turned over the city to Josef Hanasi who rebuilt its walls. Tiberias became a center and sanctuary to exiles from Spain, many of whom flourished here.