Editing Shekel (section)

===Jewish–Roman wars<span class="anchor" id="Carthaginian"></span><span class="anchor" id="Carthaginian shekel"></span>===
The [[First Jewish Revolt coinage]] was issued from AD&nbsp;66 to 70 amid the [[First Jewish–Roman War]] as a means of emphasizing the independence of [[Judea]] from [[Judaea (Roman province)|Roman rule]] and replacing the [[Tyrian shekel]] with its image of a foreign god which had previously been minted to pay the temple tax.<ref name="priorities">{{cite web|url=http://www.begedivri.com/shekel/J-Tyrian.htm|title=Jerusalem's Tyrian Shekels: a lesson in priorities}}</ref>

The [[Bar Kokhba Revolt coinage|Bar Kochba shekel]] was issued from AD&nbsp;132 to 135 amid the [[Bar Kokhba revolt]] for similar reasons.